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2 unusual facts about Long Count


Maya moon goddess

Her importance is reflected by the eclipse tables of the Dresden Codex and by the Lunar Series of the Long Count.

Southern Maya area

Accordingly, the debate about temporal priority will remain unresolved unless and until other absolute dating methods such as archaeomagnetics and luminescence (hitherto, thermoluminescence), are applied more widely, or Long Count-dated texts, e.g., Cycle 6, are found earlier than those found thus far, which are Cycle 7.


Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas

In the immediate aftermath of the fight Tyson's camp, led by Don King, protested the result, claiming that Douglas had been given a long count by referee Octavio Meyran.


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Epi-Olmec culture

The Isthmian script appears on several Epi-Olmec sculptures including La Mojarra Stela 1, the Tuxtla Statuette, and Tres Zapotes Stela C, each of which also contains a very early Long Count date.