The Material Culture of the Mesoamerican Ball Game
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The Mesoamerican ball game was an important ritual and recreational sport played by many civilizations in Mesoamerica. The game involved hitting a rubber ball with hips, knees, elbows or shoulders in order to keep it in play. Ball courts were constructed specifically for the game and featured sloping walls that the ball would rebound off of. The game had deep religious and mythological significance and was often linked to fertility rites and human sacrifice.
The Material Culture of the Mesoamerican Ball Game
- 1. The Mesoamerican Ball Game
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