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Summary: The Maya Long Count calendar’s great cycle comes to an end on December 21, 2012. People around the world fear that date signals a cataclysmic disaster that might bring about the end of mankind. Cynthia Robin, professor of anthropology at Northwestern University has taught a special edition of her Maya civilization class this semester and she’ll be here. So, just what did the ancient Maya really predict?