Talk:Baktun

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[edit] 13th baktun

The 13th baktun will be completed (13.0.0.0.0 in Long Count notation) on December 21, 2012, which also marks the beginning of the 13th baktun?

Is that quite right? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.100.130.17 (talkcontribs).

That is a result of naming the baktuns in two different ways by Maya scholars. It could be reworded. — Joe Kress 06:18, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
So the Mayans counted the "0th" Baktun as being the first? I guess they were way ahead of Europeans. --86.148.57.131 (talk) 17:09, 8 January 2008 (UTC)