New discovery indicates Mayan 'doomsday date' meant something else

From StraitsTimes:  New discovery indicates Mayan 'doomsday date' meant something else

(THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Archeologists have found a new reference about so-called 'doomsday date' of Dec 21, 2012, that suggests Mayans may have never predicted the apocalyptic end of world, according to news reports.

Scientists from Tulane University and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala announced on Thursday findings of Mayan hieroglyphs carved on a stone steps in the Mayan ruins of La Corona. It was the second known reference that mentions the famous date.

Contrary to the beliefs of many new-age believers and doomsday anticipators, the 7th century Mayan text does not contain prophecy on the end of the world.

Instead, it describes the actions of a powerful Mayan ruler at the time, Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' of Calakmul, or Jaguar Paw, who visited La Corona after severe defeat by the Kindom of Tikal in AD695.