The archeology of Chichen Itza, one of the last Mayan city-states ... While average compared to a soccer field, considering ...

Jade Skirt: Look… this is the Ball Game! We call it a game, bit it is actually very serious. It can be used to settle arguments between different towns. We have a great legend about the ball game.

Each bore ceremonial centers where theocratic rulers practiced a complex religion based on a host of gods, a unique calendar, and ceremonies that featured a ball game and human sacrifice.

Distinguished by its highly expressive relief sculpture, Palenque comprises temples, terraces, plazas, altars, burial grounds, and a ball court. It was discovered accidentally in 1740, when a ...