Maya Lecture Series
2012-09-06 18:00 - 19:00 (US_Central) | Mayborn Museum SBC Theater
?It?s the End of the World as We Know it and I Feel Fine:? Maya 2012 Predictions Decoded
Presented by Dr. Michael Callaghan, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, Southern Methodist University.
Lecture at 3:00pm and repeated at 6:00pm

Since the publication of a number of popular archaeology and New Age religious texts in the mid 1960s, the date of December 21, 2012 has increasingly become an important day in the collective consciousness of the western world. The significance of the day is said by many to rest on the importance given it by the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica who allegedly calculated it as the last day of one of their many calendrical systems. In this lecture we will learn about the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica, how the date of December 21, 2012 fits into the context of their many complicated calendrical systems and culture, and what (if anything) this date means for the future of the western world.

Lectures are free of charge and open to the public; however seating is limited. For more information call (254)710-7981.
