What is the Maya calendar?
Q: What is the Maya calendar?
A: The Maya calendar is a system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Q: Are there any modern communities that still use the Maya calendar?
A: Yes, some modern Maya communities in highland Guatemala still use the Maya calendar.
Q: Are there any similarities between the Maya calendar and calendars used by other Mesoamerican civilizations?
A: Yes, the Maya calendar shares many aspects with calendars employed by other earlier Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Zapotec and Olmec, and contemporary or later ones such as the Mixtec and Aztec calendars.
Q: Did the Maya originate the Mesoamerican calendar?
A: No, the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya.
Q: Were the Maya the only ones to refine and extend the Mesoamerican calendar?
A: No, although the Mesoamerican calendar did not originate with the Maya, their subsequent extensions and refinements of it were the most sophisticated.
Q: How well-documented are the Maya calendars?
A: Along with those of the Aztecs, the Maya calendars are the best-documented and most completely understood.
Q: Is the Maya calendar still widely used today?
A: No, the Maya calendar is not widely used today but it is still of historical and cultural significance.
