S3 E9 The Mesoamerican Ballgame

About 4000 years ago, the civilizations of Mesoamerica created the world’s first team sport – older by centuries than any other.  It was played with a big rubber ball, in a stone-built ball court, and enjoyed from the Chihuahua Desert to the rainforests of Honduras.

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Here’s a comparison of the ballgame paddle that I saw at San Jose Mogote compared to the one the ballplayers at Chichen Itza’s ballcourt are shown holding: