[Aztlan] Maya creation date

[Walter Koenig]

Nick,

I can not answer your question, but I can tell you that the Hindu  
Calendar also began about 3100 BCE, and if my memory serves me  
correctly, that date is 3104 BCE.
It's been some time since I have conducted research on the Hindu  
Calendar at the Library of Congress Office of Scholarly Programs, but  
if you want to contact me off the list that would be fine. I have  
several articles on the subject. The various correlations of flood  
myths around the world interest me as well and there is wealth of  
material in Sanskrit Literature.

Regards,

Walter O. Koenig



On Jan 12, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Nick wrote:

> Can someone tell me the reason why 3114 BCE was chosen as the creation
> of the current age for the Maya? Was there some significance in that
> date such as an astronomical calculation or was it somewhat arbitrary?
>
> The reason I ask is because of the Indian and Sumerian flood myths  
> which
> place the great deluge around or just prior to 3100 BCE. I know  
> that the
> Maya believe that floods ended the ages and I am curious about the
> various correlations of flood myths around the world.
>
> Thanks.
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