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Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar counts the days elapsed since a fixed starting date in 3114 BCE, using units based on twenty. It appears on Epi-Olmec monuments such as Stela C at Tres Zapotes and was used most extensively by the Classic Maya to date royal inscriptions. The last known Long Count date of the Classic era, from 909 CE, was carved at Toniná.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mesoamerican-long-count-calendar
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