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Washington,June29(ANI):Archaeologistshavediscovereda1,300-year-oldMayatextthatprovidesonlythesecondknownreferencetotheso-called"enddate"oftheMayacalendar,December21,2012.

ThediscoverymadewhileworkingatthesiteofLaCoronainGuatemalaisoneofthemostsignificanthieroglyphicfindsindecadesanditwasannouncedattheNationalPalaceinGuatemala.

"Thistexttalksaboutancientpoliticalhistoryratherthanprophecy,"saidMarcelloA.Canuto,directorofTulane'sMiddleAmericanResearchInstituteandco-

directoroftheexcavationsatLaCorona.

Since2008,CanutoandTomasBarrientosoftheUniversidaddelValledeGuatemalahavedirectedexcavationsatLaCorona,asitepreviouslyravagedbylooters.

"Lastyear,werealizedthatlootersofaparticularbuildinghaddiscardedsomecarvedstonesbecausetheyweretooerodedtosellontheantiquitiesblackmarket,soweknewtheyfoundsomethingimportant,butwealsothoughttheymighthavemissedsomething,"saidBarrientos.

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WhatCanutoandBarrientosfoundwasthelongesttexteverdiscoveredinGuatemala.Carvedonstaircasesteps,itrecords200yearsofLaCoronahistory,accordingtoDavidStuart,directoroftheMesoamericaCenteratTheUniversityofTexasatAustin,whowaspartofa1997expeditionthatfirstexploredthesite.

WhiledecipheringthesenewfindsinMay,Stuartrecognizedthe2012referenceonastairwayblockbearing56delicatelycarvedhieroglyphs.ItcommemoratedaroyalvisittoLaCoronainAD696bythemostpowerfulMayarulerofthattime,YuknoomYich'aakK'ahk'ofCalakmul,onlyafewmonthsafterhisdefeatbylong-standingrivalTikalinAD695.

Thoughtbyscholarstohavebeenkilledinthisbattle,thisrulerwasvisitingalliesandallayingtheirfearsafterhisdefeat.

"ThiswasatimeofgreatpoliticalturmoilintheMayaregionandthiskingfeltcompelledtoalludetoalargercycleoftimethathappenstoendin2012,"saidStuart.

So,ratherthanprophesy,the2012referenceplacesthisking'stroubledreignandaccomplishmentsintoalargercosmologicalframework.

"Intimesofcrisis,theancientMayausedtheircalendartopromotecontinuityandstabilityratherthanpredictapocalypse,"saidCanuto.(ANI)

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RanaM21minutesago

Wedon'tneedtheMayanstotellusthatthedoomsdayishere.Itisbloodyobvious.Man'sgreedfuelledbyconsumerismhasmadetheplanetecologicallyunstableandanydaynowitsgoingtoend.

*NurulIslamNurulIslamMumbai,Maharashtra20minutesago

ActuallyMayanPredictedthat21.12.12willbeendofthedaysforthem;butunfortunatetheyperishedmuchbefore....MayGODkeepthemRIP.

*AnupamAnupam25minutesago

Therearetwotypesofmediathatispositiveandnegative,dependsontheattitudeofjournlist,editor,andpublication.Articlelikethisisexampleofnegativemedia,haveonlywaytocreatesensationbyhookorcrook,duetotheycreatmoneythroughit.Idonotchallangetodeclarationsbywisepeoplesofoldtime,butagainthinkonnegativityoftheirthinkings,thenagainontheirfollowers.

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ifitistrue,thenstillthereisatimeforrepentance&turntotheLordofEternity,whoonlycangiveyoulifeafterdeath.

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Enddateisdelayedby9days.Itisjustlikeourmonsoonpredictionthisyear.Onsetisdelayed.IfIMDforecastsitis21.12.12,wearesafeatleastfor12.12.21.

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