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The ancient Maya civilization came up with a perhaps unique solution to the age-old problem of what to do with rulers when they died: In the ball They were formed and played a game called “Pelota” with them. Pilota is one of the oldest team sports in the world, and is still played by indigenous communities in parts of Central America, although the use of balls made from the remains of politicians is one tradition that has not stood the test of time.
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Evidence of this strange sporting custom has been provided by archaeologist Juan Yadon Angulo of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). During excavations at the Tonina temple complex in southern Mexico, he and his colleagues discovered 400 urns containing a mixture of human ashes, rubber, charcoal, and plant roots.
“After comparing this discovery with written accounts of the Maya site, it appears that the remains of cremated bodies were used to produce the rubber balls used in the ritual game of pelota.”
– INAH explains in its statement.
Tonina in AD dates from the Classic Maya period between 500 and 687 and contains a sunken ball court where pelota was once played. The urns were found buried about 8 meters below the Temple of the Sun, in a crypt, according to Yadion Angulo, the deceased. Rulers It was reserved for conversion rituals.
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This assumption is based largely on the letters carved on the three rings that mark the boundaries of Tonina Pilotta's court: according to these inscriptions, three ancient dignitaries were transported to the “Cave of the Dead” where they underwent a 260-day “transformation.” practical.
Specifically, the sculptures Wak chan kak´It was determined that he died on September 1, 775, as well Or Colault-T., who died on April 1, 776, and A Cowell Kahn A woman whose name died in 722. According to INAH, the sulfur extracted from the ashes of these three kings may have been used in the sulfur rubber from which the pellets were made.
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“It is useful to know that the Mayans sought to be their own rulers [halott] Transform your body into a living force, something that inspires people. We have evidence that they were incorporated into balls. In the classical era, the balls were huge.”
Yadon Angulo said. Separate research has shown that some Maya warriors collected the skulls of their enemies as trophies – although there is no indication that such grisly trophies were given to champions of the pelota, it is difficult to imagine a more worthy reward for winning a game of king's ball.
source: iFLScience
