3114 BC: According to the most widely accepted correlations between the Western calendar and the calendar systems of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the mythical starting point of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar cycle occurs in this year. [4]

The Long Count calendar identifies a date by counting the number of days from a starting date that is generally calculated to be August 11, 3114 BCE in the proleptic Gregorian calendar or September 6 in the Julian calendar (or −3113 in astronomical year numbering).

Use this interactive tool to convert Gregorian calendar dates into the Maya calendar system. Find the meaning of each day in the Tzolk’in calendar system here. To convert a date, begin by selecting the month from the drop down menu, next type in the day and year.

What happened and who was notable in 3114 BC? Browse important events, world leaders, notable birthdays, and tragic deaths from the year 3114 BC.

Aug 13, 2017 · According to linguist, anthropologist and Mayanist scholar Floyd Glenn Lounsbury and his “Lounsbury Correlation”, the Mayan Calendar dates back 5,131 years to August 13, 3114 BC.

3114 BC – One version of the Mayan calendar, known as the Mesoamerican Long Count, uses the epoch of 11 or 13 August 3114 BC. The Maya Long Count calendar was first used approximately 236 BC (see Mesoamerican Long Count calendar#Earliest Long Counts.

Jul 7, 2012 · The Maya calculated the date of 3114 BCE as the beginning of the world based upon an earlier calendar by the Mixe-Zoque people.

Maya cosmology is fundamentally linked to their understanding of creation and destruction, life and death. The Long Count Calendar begins its epoch from a mythical creation date, which for the Maya corresponds to August 11, 3114 BCE.

Jan 1, 2012 · Why the Maya calendar starts in 3114 BC: a possible explanation. The American GISP2 ice core provides records of ammonium and nitrate. These may be signatures of extraterrestrial bombardment.

According to the "Goodman, Martinez-Hernandez, Thompson" correlation (nicknamed "GMT"), the most universally accepted method used for a correlation of dates between the Mayan and Gregorian calendars, the Mayan Long Count Calendar's starting point is August 11, 3114 BCE (4 Ajaw, 8 Kumk'u).