If you are reading this sentence, it means the world has not ended — yet. However, many people around the world believe that at some point today the end of all existence as we know it will occur. So, no big deal. This apocalyptic assertion is based on a modern interpretation of the Mayan Calendar. The Maya is an ancient civilization that flourished in Central America and is widely recognized as the only pre-Columbian culture to have a fully developed written language in the Americas. They, along with other Mesoamerican ancient cultures in proximity, employed a Long Count calendar that …