Uma kunesiko elagqama eNyakatho naseMelika Ephakathi lelo kwakuyilo Impucuko yeMayan, eyayitholakala ikakhulukazi eMexico. Isiko lamaMaya lalinobudlelwano obusondelene nenkolo kanye nokufundwa kwendawo yonke. Namuhla sesingakhuluma nge- isayensi yezinkanyezi mayan.
Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa ngaphambi kukaKristu, amaMaya ayesevele enekhono elikhulu lamasu okubuka izinkanyezi nokukhonjwa kwezindikimba zasezulwini nezinto zasemkhathini. Isibonelo, indaba ithi ngoFebhuwari 15, 3379 BC abaseMeya bakhomba ukusitheka kwelanga base bekutadisha. Ubufakazi balokhu yimibhalo etholakala emathempelini nasemipiramidi.
Namuhla ukuhlaziywa kwabadumile Ikhalenda leMayan, Ngokusho isilinganiso yayo luqalaphi ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka ngaphambi kukaKristu futhi ukuthi ekupheleni kwalo usuku iyona Disemba 26, 2012. Okwamanje akukwazeki ukwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi kungani ikhalenda liphela ngalolu suku oluthile, yize sazi ukuthi lihlobene kakhulu nencwadi yenkolo Popol Vuh. Kukhona labo abaqinisekisa ukuthi usuku oluqondile luka ukuphela kwezweAbanye bathi kuyindlela eya enkathini entsha. Ucabangani? Iqiniso ukuthi ngaphandle kokuqagela, ikhalenda leMayan lalinezinsuku ezingama-365 ezisatshalaliswa ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ezinezinsuku ezingama-20 lilinye.
Ukubuyela kungqikithi yamathempeli, kufanelekile ukusho lokho ngokwesibonelo Iphiramidi Yesinyathelo seChichen Itza Yakhiwa ngokususelwa ekufundweni kwendawo yonke ngakho-ke ukuze sikhuphuke kumele sikhuphuke izitebhisi ezingama-365.