Mayan scoreboard unearthed in Mexico's Yucatan
Archaeologists have discovered a stone scoreboard at the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan, which displays Mayan hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball. The piece dates from between A.D. 800 and 900 and weighs around 90 pounds. The discovery could provide new information on pre-Columbian Mayan society. The Chichen Itza complex has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is one of the main archaeological centers of the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula.
