They foresaw the coming of Christianity and the Spanish Conquest of Central America. Written over eight-hundred years ago, the Mayan prophecies predicted the First World War, the rise of Hitler, and the December 2006 tsunami that devastated South East Asia. And in just a few short years, on December 21, 2012, the Mayans predict a natural disaster of untold proportions will destroy the earth and wipeout all mankind. 2012: The Final Prophecy follows Princeton geologist, Dr. Adam Maloof, as he takes a modern scientific look at the ancient Mayan prophecy. The special follows Maloof to ancient Mayan temples in Yucatan, Mexico, through archaeological vaults in Dresden, Germany, and to the middle of the Great Australian Desert in search of the truth. Cutting edge CGI animation and expert interviews with scientists in the fields of geology, anthropology and astronomy will provide viewers with a dramatic scientific explanation for what may or may not happen in the year 2012.
