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Maya calendar
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system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
The Maya calendar was a system of timekeeping used by ancient Maya civilization in Mesoamerica before the arrival of Europeans. It was sophisticated enough to track celestial cycles and mark important dates for religious and agricultural purposes, making it one of the most accurate calendar systems of its time.
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The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and in many modern communities in the Guatemalan highlands, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico.
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