What Is Mesoamerica?

Mesoamerica oldest sport was known as the Ballgame, played by all the major civilizations all the way from the Olmec’s to the Aztecs. The magnificent ball courts were part of a city’s sacred complex and there were often several playing courts in a single city. Many believe that it was not only a game and had to deal with religious things, with the evidence found many archeologists, like Professor Jeffrey P., believe that the game had religious significance and featured in episodes of Mesoamerican mythology. The game even supplied candidates for human sacrifice, for the sport could, quite literally, be a game of life or death. (Cartwright)
Origin
The game known as the “Ballgame” was originated sometime in the Preclassical Period (2500-100 BCE),
Another evidence was the discovery of the oldest ballcourt which dated to 1400 BC, found at the site of El Paso de la Armada, a very important site in the State of Chiapas in Southern Mexico. It was also the first site where they found consistent imagery, including ballplaying costumes. Most archaeologist agree that the origin of the ball game was linked with the origin of ranked society. The ball court found at Paso de la Amada was constructed near the chief's house and, later on, the famous colossal heads were carved depicting leaders wearing ballgame
Each side could have a kiklarge vertical stone ring set high into the wall.
The walls could be perpendicular or sloping away from the players and the ends of the court could be left open but defined using markers or, in other layouts, a wall closed off the playing space to create an I-shaped court. (Cartwright) One of the earliest known ball court is located at the Olmec city of San Lorenzo but the largest surviving stone playing court is at the Mayan-Toltec city of Chichén Itzá.
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