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The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
A new baktun cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins, marking a significant chronological milestone.
The Long Count calendar, used by the Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures, measures time in baktuns of 144,000 days.
On September 18, 1618 (proleptic Gregorian), scholars mark the transition to the twelfth baktun.
This shift symbolized a fresh era in Mesoamerican chronology and cosmology.
Baktuns were central to rituals, prophecies, and the historical records of ancient societies.
The completion of twelve baktuns corresponds to roughly 4,723 years of elapsed time.
This milestone highlights the sophistication of Pre-Columbian timekeeping systems.
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