The game—known as Pitz or Pok-a-Tok—was like an early form of squash ... to create balls for Pok-ta-Pok or Pitz. According to Maya archaeologist Diane Davies of University College London ...

According to the team, the ancient Maya participated in several ball games. One included pok-a-tok, a mix of soccer and basketball that is undergoing a revival. Players likely tried to get a ball ...

They include a cross-shaped board game called Patolli and a ball game called Pok-a-Tok. Recently, a stone scoreboard was found by archaeologists in Chichén Itzá, Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. The Mayan ...

The Maya played games like pok-a-tok, in which players hit a rubber ball through a stone circle such as this one in the ancient city of Chichen Itza.

The ancient Maya played several ball games, including pok-a-tok, which has rules similar to soccer and basketball. Players tried to get a ball through a ring or hoop on a wall. UC Professor ...

This relief on limestone dating to A.D. 700-800 shows two Maya men, dressed in elaborate costumes, playing a ritual ballgame. (Image credit: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund) ...

The Mayan calendar ends on Friday, and some people believe that means the world will come to an end. The descendants of the ancient Maya people, however, don't actually believe in the pending ...

Mérida (Mexico) (AFP) – With little regard for joints or bones, bare-chested men hurl their bodies at a hard floor and contort their limbs to strike a heavy rubber ball with their hips.