A toothy Mayan skull, made of limestone and in the shape of a monkey head, is set to go on display at a Maya exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Canada.

Popol Vuh, the three-thousand-year-old Mayan creation story of the K’iche’ people, recounts how the underworld included a ball court on which a game was played with the heads of humans or gods.

A toothy Mayan skull, made of limestone and in the shape of a monkey head, is set to go on display at a Maya exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Canada.

It’s Dec. 20, 2012 — the day before the end of the Mayan calendar. End of the world? We’ll see. We polled our American-Statesman Sports staff to answer questions on their life takeaways from ...

It’s Dec. 20, 2012 — the day before the end of the Mayan calendar. End of the world? We’ll see. We polled our American-Statesman Sports staff to answer questions on their life takeaways from ...

Monkey-Shaped Skull Was Sports Gear for Mayan Afterlife, Expert Says. News. By Owen Jarus published 17 November 2011 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.