There are doomsday fears of Mayan apocalypse on December 21 . The date is a symbolic day for the Mayans because it marks when they believe their world will end and that all life in the universe will be snuffed out. None of these activities or materials was new , but what was new was the rapidly crumbling world around the Bonampak painters . She says the Maya ignored crisis , including depletion of natural resources . Miller : We have to confront our own problems , such as global warming .
There are doomsday fears of Mayan apocalypse on December 21 . The date is a symbolic day for the Mayans because it marks when they believe their world will end and that all life in the universe will be snuffed out. She says the Maya ignored crisis , including depletion of natural resources . Miller : We have to confront our own problems , such as global warming .