The ancient Maya often built large ball courts in the center of their cities. The courts served for sports, social gatherings, and ceremonies. New excavations show that they blessed the sites ...

Different towns have different rules, but here the aim is to get the ball to the other end of the court. One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball game, which they ...

At the site of an ancient Maya ball court, researchers have identified a bundle of ceremonial mind-altering plants—which may have been used as an offering to higher powers during the court’s ...