Here are National Geographic 2012: Countdown to Armageddon video and photos. The program airs on NGC on Sun., Nov. 8, 2009 at 10 pm ET/PT and will take a look at the Maya calendar prophesies of the world ending in 2012 and evidence which may or may not support them.
The documentary chronicles the investigation of Princeton University scientist Adam Maloof on three continents. Essentially it is a detective tale on a grand timeline of thousands of years, with clues to be found embedded in some of Earth’s oldest rocks.
Questions posed and explored include: Is there evidence of a global upheaval on a massive scale, such as depicted in the forthcoming 2012 movie, directed by Roland Emmerich? What can we learn from the technically advanced celestial orientation of the Maya ruins? What did the Maya hope to record in their extensive astronomy text known as the Dresden Codex? Does a discovery from a melting glacier reveal potential signs of devastating change in ancient Maya times?
An overview of the program can be seen here: National Geographic 2012 Countdown to Armageddon
See preview videos below.
Top Photo: Adam Maloof & Rafael Cobos on top of the Great Pyramid (El Castillo, Temple of K’uk’ulkan) in Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico. (photo credit: © Story House Productions)
Photo: Cameraman Thomas Sassenberg and Director / Executive Producer Andreas Gutzeit atop the Temple of the Warriors (Templo de los Guerreros) in Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico. (photo credit: © Story House Productions)
Pictures and video courtesy of National Geographic Channel
Video “Maya Doomsday Prophecy” – The Maya calendar will end on December 21, 2012. Are we three years from the end of the world? Video Link
“The Maya’s Lost Civilization” – The abrupt abandonment of the Maya’s great cities has stumped scholars for centuries. Video Link
“A Climate Event to End Time” – Could a sudden climate shift that took place 5,200 years ago tell us more about what the Maya predicted for 2012? Video Link
From their vantage on the Yucatán peninsula, Jenkins believes the Maya witnessed a slow movement toward an alignment of the sun and the center of the Milky Way. Could this trigger the end of the world? Video Link
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National Geographic 2012: Countdown to Armageddon (Video, Photos)
