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First they debunked a popular doomsday prophecy— that the world would end in December 2012—when they uncovered ancient Maya murals. Then they discovered six sets of skeletal remains dating to AD 250. Who knows what they'll find next? [...]Every even-numbered year, Assistant Professor of Archaeology Bill Saturno takes a group of undergrads out of the classroom and into the wilds of Guatemala. "I'm not a discovery junkie," says Saturno, though he admits to digging up his backyard as a kid. "My greatest thrill is bringing my students into the jungle and seeing them make discoveries."
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CAS Presents: Doomsday 2012? with Bill Saturno
Bill Saturno, Professor of Archeology at BU's College of Arts & Sciences, discusses the Maya and the Doomsday 2012 myth. He explains why pop culture has gotten it wrong, falsely spreading the idea that the Maya believed the world would end in 2012.
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CAS Presents: He Who Controls the Past... with Bill Saturno
Bill Saturno, Professor of Archeology at BU's College of Arts & Sciences, discusses how Maya leaders used their culture's intricate understanding of time to solidify their hold on power. Saturno's excavations at Xultun have deepened our understanding [...]of the Maya's calendrical knowledge.
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