Ancient Mayan scoreboard unearthed in Mexico's Chichen Itza
A stone scoreboard believed to be over 1,000 years old and used in an ancient ritual ball game has been discovered at the Mayan Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico. The circular piece displays hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball and is believed to date from between AD800 and AD900. The game, played with a heavy rubber ball, was a traditional practice of Mesoamerican peoples and is believed to have had ritual undertones.