18 янв. 2024 г. · Now, there's evidence of sacrifice in Mesoamerica. And there's plenty of ball courts for the ballgame to be played. But linking the two is ...

2 дек. 2012 г. · TL;DR: There was some human sacrifice associated with some ball games. As far as we know, the Mesoamerican Ball Game was integral to a ...

29 сент. 2023 г. · It is common to hear that the game had a religious significance, and that the winners of the match would be sacrificed to the gods afterwards. I ...

1 янв. 2024 г. · [1] First, that the game was played by knocking a rubber ball through a stone hoop, and second, that the winners of the game were sacrificed to ...

30 июн. 2016 г. · Instead this imagery of the ballgame and someone being sacrificed is tied into the Hero Twin myth made popular by the Popol Vuh and later backed ...

2 июн. 2019 г. · Their evidence against it is that it would be a bad idea to sacrifice your "best players." A very modern take but clearly wrong. I have seen ...

16 нояб. 2010 г. · In the Mayan culture it makes sense to sacrifice the winer because it was an honour and that ensured that the spirit would go to the upper state ...

9 февр. 2023 г. · It was an honor to play, win and be sacrificed, many would actually kill themselves if the lost in game, or didn't get accepted on the team. The ...

16 дек. 2015 г. · And then they were Sacrificed: The Ritual Ballgame of Northeastern Mesoamerica through Time and Space. In The Mesoamerican Ballgame, edited by ...

25 авг. 2022 г. · Oooof course they found a way to work human sacrifice into a ball game. Seems like they were lookin for any opportunity to off someone back ...