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What probably explains why the Maya used 20-day segments in their ritual calendar and 20-day months in their solar calendar?
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Their counting system was based on 20, to the best of my knowledge. Also they saw the year as 360 days. This is a multiple of 20. That may explain why.
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Kaelyn Gordon
it was because of the number system based on 20
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