Technology

I must say from the very beginning we should not be to serious about the Mayan calendar.

My argument is simple: Mayan people had very limited technology.

The classical rumor is, you know what, Mayan people did not have wheels (arguably the second most important invention in the history of mankind – the first being fire). That’s certainly not true – the Mayan calendar is actually called The Wheel. Nonetheless, they did not have metallic tools, trolley, or large domestic animal to pull carts; although they had circles, they did not have the concept of Pi.

Or, to put it simply, if they had difficulty in securing an all-year water supply, why should they be able to predict the end of the world?

PS. It is interesting to compare the technological achievement at that era between different cultures. The classic period of the Mayan Empire was between 250 AD to 900 AD, roughly around the time of the Tang (唐) dynasty in China. Paper and printing were in routine daily use. The Arabian people at the same time could master complicated mathematics and the ability to plan long distance sailing.