The game—known as Pitz or Pok-a-Tok—was like an early form of squash with players hitting the ball with their elbows, knees or hips. Stone cover seizing 90 per 60 cm with the representation of ...

The Mayan civilisation – which flourished in central America from BCE 2000 to 1500 AD – had several popular games. These games were thought to have the supernatural power to predict war. They include ...

The Estadio del Juego de Pelota (the main ball court) is a wide open space where the ancient Maya used to play a ball game called pok-a-tok. The goal of this two-team game was for players to knock ...

One included pok-a-tok, a mix of soccer and basketball that is undergoing a revival. Players likely tried to get a ball through a ring in a hoop affixed to a wall.

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.

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) ...

Pok ta Pok: Mayan ball game is serious business. 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 ...

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.