The end of time

By Anthony F. Aveni

Subjects: Two thousand twelve, a.d., Maya calendar, End of the world, End of the world (Astronomy), Two thousand twelve, A.D.

Description: 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.