At the site of an ancient Maya ball court, researchers have identified a bundle of ceremonial mind-altering plants—which may ...

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 ...

a ball court, and a number of palaces, including the magnificent Three-Storey Palace with its rounded columns. Uaxactún, which means "eight-stone" in Yucatec Maya and is named for the earliest ...

The city spanned approximately 16.6 square kilometers and featured an astonishing 6,764 structures, including pyramids, temples, plazas, causeways, and even a ball court where the Maya would have ...