The Maya calendar by Richardphotos

Photography • Alternative • posted on Aug 16, 2017

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The Maya calendar consists of several cycles or counts of different lengths. The 260-day count is known to scholars as the Tzolkin, or Tzolk'in. The Tzolkin was combined with a 365-day vague solar year known as the Haab' to form a synchronized cycle lasting for 52 Haab', called the Calendar Round. wikipedia.org/ this is one of the best two versions I have seen. I had a wooden one with more than 1000 pieces of intricate cut with various types of wood that I purchased in Mexico City around 1985. I posted a picture of it many years ago. I took this picture in a Mexican Restaurant in Oklahoma where my sister always eats this one is 3-4 times larger than the one I had

Comments (20)

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bakapo

9:57PM | Wed, 16 August 2017

good shot, this is fascinating.

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eekdog

11:23PM | Wed, 16 August 2017

Best zoomed for details, cool this is.. Great crisp capture.

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MagikUnicorn

11:43PM | Wed, 16 August 2017

Yep

Beauty

Love it

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Radar_rad-dude

12:18AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Excellent photo, Richard! Great capture and descriptive!

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starship64

1:04AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

It's quite beautiful.

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hilmarion

2:11AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

just gorgious

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Palaemon

2:49AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Excellent capture.

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blankfrancine

5:24AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Fine artifact in an expert capture. Great at full size.

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DukeNukem2005

5:33AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

It is very nice!

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VDH Online Now!

5:59AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Very interesting shot, thanks for shearing !!

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farmerC

6:55AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Exellent.

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ontar1

7:10AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Wow, that is cool, great capture!

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Jean_C

8:47AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Superb and very interesting capture, Richard!

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Mondwin

10:02AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Amazing piece my friend!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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Leije

10:03AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

Superb artwork, thanks for sharing !

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Faemike55

11:12AM | Thu, 17 August 2017

and the Mayans' played that wonderful joke by having the calendar end in 2012

great capture

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tallpindo

3:28PM | Thu, 17 August 2017

This is indeed a very fine example of the type. The ones I had seen in 1965 were just tool cuts in clay to make a ceramic example almost like cuneiform.

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