The end of time : the Maya mystery of 2012 /

The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world. Award-winning astronomer and Mayan researcher Aveni explores these theories, explains their origins, and measures them objectively against evidence unea...

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Main Author: Aveni, Anthony F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2009
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world. Award-winning astronomer and Mayan researcher Aveni explores these theories, explains their origins, and measures them objectively against evidence unearthed by Maya archaeologists, iconographers, and epigraphers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 190 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781607320098
1607320096
9781457165962
1457165961
9781457165146
1457165147
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.