Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

It may not be coincidental that Catherwood draws upon the importance of the moon and jaguars in this image. The moon’s phases formed one basis for the Maya calendar; and in Mesoamerica, the jaguar was ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...