Ukuba kukho inkcubeko eyabonakala eMantla nakuMbindi Merika yayiyiyo Impucuko kaMaya, eyayifumaneka ikakhulu eMexico. Inkcubeko kaMayan yayinobudlelwane obusondeleyo nenkolo kunye nokufunda kwendalo iphela. Namhlanje singathetha malunga isayensi yeenkwenkwezi.
Kumawaka aliqela eminyaka ngaphambi koKrestu, ama Mayan ayesele enobuchule obukhulu bokujonga ubume beenkwenkwezi kunye nokuchongwa kwezidalwa zasezulwini kunye neziganeko zendalo. Umzekelo, ibali liya kuthi ngoFebruwari 15, 3379 BC AmaMeya achonge ukusithwa kwelanga kwaye awufunda. Ubungqina boku yimibhalo ebhalwe kwiitempile neepiramidi.
Namhlanje uhlalutyo lwabantu abadumileyo Ikhalenda kaMeya, ethe ngokomlinganiso wayo wexesha yaqala kumawaka eminyaka ngaphambi koKrestu kwaye umhla wokuphela kwayo ngu UDisemba 26, 2012. Okwangoku akukwazeki ukwazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba kutheni ikhalenda iphela ngalo mhla, nangona sisazi ukuba inento yokwenza nencwadi yenkolo Popol Vuh. Kukho abo baqinisekisa ukuba ngowona kanye umhla we ekupheleni kwehlabathi, abanye baqinisekisa ukuba yindlela eya kwixesha elitsha. Ucinga ntoni? Inyani yile yokuba ngaphandle kwengqikelelo, ikhalenda kaMayan yayiquka iintsuku ezingama-365 ezasasazwa kwiinyanga ezili-18 ezineentsuku ezingama-20 inye.
Ukubuyela kumxholo weetempile, kufanelekile ukuba uchaze ukuba umzekelo Inyathelo leChichen Itza Iphiramidi Yakhiwa ngokusekwe kuphando lwendalo iphela kwaye yiyo loo nto ukuze sinyuke kufuneka sinyuke izinyuko ezingama-365.