What happens if we lose the game??!!
Posted on 06/17/2011 5:49:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Mexican archaeologists have found a new ballplayer monolith dating from between 900 A.D. and 1000 A.D at an archaeological site in the north-central state of Zacatecas, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said.
The pre-Columbian sculpture was excavated from a depth of 1.5 meters (5 feet), the INAH said in a statement, noting that another sculpture depicting a ballplayer was located at the end of last year at the same complex, known as El Teul.
Experts say the two pieces may evoke the "divine twins" mentioned in the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Mayas.
The more recently discovered sculpture is an almost complete cylindrical figure that is 1.75 meters (5.7 feet) tall and measures 56 centimeters (22 inches) in diameter. It was found a few weeks ago at El Teul's ballgame court, the INAH said.
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El Teul, located on the like-named hill outside the Zacatecas town of Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, was one of the few settlements in the Americas that was continuously inhabited from 200 B.C. to the time of the Spanish conquest in the first half of the 16th century, the INAH said.
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The two ballplayer sculptures are unique among those found across Mesoamerica, archaeologist Luis Martinez Mendez, head of excavation work at the El Teul ball court, said.
Martinez said the two ballplayer monoliths -- one initially designed as headless and the other with both head and body -- "probably" allude to a Popol Vuh story in which one of the divine twins -- Hunahpu and Ixbalanque -- was decapitated before being saved by his brother.
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That’s the net result.
I enjoyed my trip to Casas Grandes very much (Paquimé). Here is the stunningly magnificent ball court at Chichen Itza and the carving of the beheaded player. What looks like snakes is the blood spurting out of his neck.
http://www.chichen-itza.co.uk/ball-court.htm
http://warriorself.com/images/loan/utexas.edu_088_ChichenItza.gif
Killing the losing team wouldn’t work in a round-robin or double-elimination playoff situation.
The modern version of it is called “Latin American Soccer”.
Someone came through with a nice one, I see.
No, it would sorta eliminate the boast, “Hey, at least we made the playoffs!” :-)
Great!! Thanks
What happens if we lose the game??!!
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