-
ballcourts have been identified, 60% in the last 20
years alone.[when?]
Although there is a
tremendous variation in size, in
general all
ballcourts are...
-
Mesoamerican archaeological record,
including ballcourts in the
Central Chiapas Valley (the next
oldest ballcourts discovered,
after Paso de la Amada), and...
- contact,
ballcourts were only in use in the
Guatemalan Highlands, at
cities such as Qʼumarkaj and Iximche.
Throughout Maya history,
ballcourts maintained...
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effect alone.
Archeologists have
identified in
Chichen Itza
thirteen ballcourts for
playing the
Mesoamerican ballgame, but the
Great Ball
Court about...
- such as the
royal acropolis,
great pyramid temples, and
occasionally ballcourts.
Though city
layouts evolved as
nature dictated,
careful attention was...
- be
cultural links between Hohokam archaeological culture ballcourts and
Mesoamerican ballcourts, though,
there are
significant architectural differences...
-
political aspects were
incorporated into
ballcourts and games,
making them have
diverse purposes.
These ballcourts were a
major part in Maya
dramatic display...
-
Arroyo Group, the
North and
South Ballcourts and the
palaces of Tajín Chico. In
total there have been 20
ballcourts discovered at this site, (the last...
-
decapitation was most
likely the
standard method of
sacrifice used at the
ballcourts of El Tajin, Aparicio, Veracruz, and
Chichen Itza, Yucatan.
Severing of...
- seen in the site core. In the
Greater Qʼumarkaj area
there were four
ballcourts, one in each of the four
major political divisions of the city, testifying...
