Ancient ballcourt in Mexico suggests game was played in the highlands earlier than thought
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 09:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A pair of researchers with George Washington University has found evidence of an ancient ball game played much earlier than previously thought in the Mesoamerican highlands. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, Jeffrey Blomster and Víctor Salazar Chávez describe the ball court they found and what it means for one of the iconic features of Mesoamerican civilization.