An ancient stone marker used in a soccer-like ballgame was unearthed this week at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

The freestanding, shallow stone relief, 6 1/2 feet tall, is cataloged as Stela No. 24 from Sa’aal, a pre-Columbian urban center known by its Spanish name, Naranjo, and located in the Petén ...

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These carvings marked the stone as a monument to an important Mayan ball game event, experts said. A digital rendering of the stone marker. Photo from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology ...

EXPERTS in Mexico say they have determined that the ancient Mayas used watchtower-style structures at the temple complex of Chichen Itza to observe the equinoxes and solstices.

EXPERTS in Mexico say they have determined that the ancient Mayas used watchtower-style structures at the temple complex of Chichen Itza to observe the equinoxes and solstices.

This discovery adds to Cobá's long history, which spans over 1,300 years, from 100 BC to 1200 AD. Cobá, known as the "City of Choppy Water," holds secrets of the ancient Mayan civilization, many ...

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Three markers typically lined the game’s narrow center valley between two large end zones. (The shape of a capital I.) The stone is believed to date back to the 11th century.