Researcher Finds Ancient Science and Math Are Timely

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These figures show from left a full moon a Mayan glyph of a monster followed by the Mayan and Aztec day signs.
These figures show, from left, a full moon, a Mayan glyph of a monster, followed by the Mayan and Aztec day signs.
Two UC Davis researchers are cracking both the hieroglyphic code and cultural and mathematical understandings behind a 5,000-year calendar that is still used today in Mexico and Central America.


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