Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered ...

The history of the ancient Maya board game patolli gained a new twist when archaeologists discovered a game board embedded in ...

The discovery of a carved game board in a Maya compound has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of everyday ...

Associate Professor in Project Management for Development, University of Bradford Recently, a stone scoreboard was found by archaeologists in Chichén Itzá, Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. The Mayan people ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Archeologists have found an ancient scoreboard used by Mayans during a ball game. The stone disk was found at Chichén Itzá, an iconic ancient city in Yucutan, Mexico, and dates back to the late 800s ...

During construction work in southern Mexico, archaeologists excavated a 1,000-year-old building and found several designs etched into the floor. The carvings were part of an ancient Mesoamerican game.

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An indigenous man kicks the ball during a Mayan ball game match in Tecpan, Guatemala Dressed in shorts, girdle and uncovered torso, members of eleven teams from the Guatemalan indigenous departments ...