1,100-year-old monument to Mayan ball game found buried at iconic Mexican pyramid By Aspen Pflughoeft. April 11, 2023 1:33 PM.

Archeologists have found an ancient scoreboard used by Mayans during a ball game. The stone disk was found at Chichén Itzá, an iconic ancient city in Yucutan, Mexico, and dates back to the late ...

Oct. 5, 2012: A ceremonial ball court at the temples of Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Mexican archaeologists say they have determined that the ancient Mayas built watchtower-style ...

Detail of the ball game in the archaeological site of Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico, in an undated photo. Researchers found a crypt where the bodies of the elite in Mayan society were cremated.

Ancient Maya Ball Court May Have Been Blessed, Hallucinogenic Find Hints. Published Apr 29, 2024 at 4:24 PM EDT Updated May 10, ... However, such games were not created solely for entertainment.

“The Mayan ball game has very important ancestral origins for us in our communities” and is useful “for our culture to continue to claim our roots,” said Flor Bajacol, one of the fans, 34. Each team ...

The Maya played several ball games including Pok-a-Tok, which is a mix of soccer and basketball, and players try to hit a ball through a stone ring attached to the wall, ...

In “Mayan Pitz” contestants are Hun Hunaphu and Ixbalanque, and their objective is to pass each of 15 levels by defeating other warriors at a ball game, arriving at Gumarkaj, the entrance to the ...

Which Hallucinogens Did The Mayans Use On Their Ball Fields? The plants found included Ipomoea corymbosa (xtabentun in Mayan), Capsicum sp. (chile or ic in Mayan), Hampea trilobata (jool) and ...

The Mayan ball game marker was likely part of an archway near the Casa Colorada until the structure collapsed, experts said in the release. The monument will be further studied to understand the ...