One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball game, which they called pitz. This game is more than 3,000 years old. 300 courts have been found, and they were in the ...

Archaeologists discovered, through environmental DNA technology, that ceremonial rituals of the ancient Mayan civilization ... hallucinogenic plants on the ball game fields, which they presume ...

Archaeologists Unearth an Intricately Carved Circular Stone Used as a Scorecard for a Ball Game 1200 Years Ago Researchers ...

Against all odds, this ancient game survived the rise and fall of the ... In one graphic depiction on the walls of the monumental ninth-century Maya ball court at Chichén Itzá in the Yucatán ...

PHOTOGRAPHED AT MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO DE CAMPECHE FUERTE DE SAN MIGUEL These visits might seem innocuous now—orchestrating a wedding, playing an ancient Maya ball game (a sport involving a ball ...

It was once played by the Aztecs, Maya and Incas and carries ancient cultural and religious significance. It was only when Spanish conquistadors banned the game in the 16th Century did the game ...