The Maya wrote that date, which preceded their civilization by thousands of years, as Day Zero, or 13.0.0.0.0.

玛雅人记录下这一天，相对于之前这几千年的文明，称这一天为“零日（Day Zero）”，或者记作13.0.0.0.0.

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The Maya also understood the concept of zero, and wrote it like a shell.

玛雅人也懂得零的概念，书写形状就像贝壳一样。

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Then-analyst Nada Bakos (who likely is part of the amalgam that created the character of Maya in the movie "Zero Dark Thirty") went to Iraq.

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In Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty, " which opens in wide release on Friday, she plays Maya, the strong-willed CIA agent who uncovers a trail of information leading directly to Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan.

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