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The 7,885 year-long calendar used by the Mayan people measure long stretches of time, \u2018The Long Count\u2019, began on 11th August, 3114 B.C.\nThe combination of a Haab\u02bc and a Tzolk\u02bcin date identifies a day in a combination which does not occur again for 18,980 days (52 Haab\u02bc cycles of 365 days equals 73 Tzolk\u02bcin cycles of 260 days, approximately 52 years), a period known as the Calendar Round. ARE YOU KEEPING UP.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discover the rules of \u2018Mayan Space Jam\u2019; explain why people thought the world might end in 2012; and call into question the whole diary system on which their beloved podcast depends\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Maya Cosmology & the Real 2012\u2019 (Mary Lou Ridinger, TEDxSanMigueldeAllende, 2013 ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6E5AFEb9M\n\u2022 \u2018Danger on the Court: The Deadly Ancient Mesoamerican Ball Game\u2019 (Ancient Origins, 2020): https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history/ulama-mesoamerican-ball-game-deadly-sport-ancient-americas-003156\n\u2022 \u20189 Interesting Facts About The Mayans\u2019 (yocover, 2021):\nhttps://yocover.com/facts-about-the-mayans/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#Discoveries\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices