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 ...

Now, a team of archaeologists have found evidence that the ancient Maya blessed their ball courts with ritual offerings, an indicator of how much sport meant to the Maya communities. In their new ...

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 ...