Maya Warfare and Sacrifice
The Ancients
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The Ball Game in Mine Society
Ball games are discussed much more in the post classic, and some people consider them an extension of war. At that level, i wouldn't be surprised if it may have been a way between kings of symbolizing the winner over the over the loser. But we really don't know. We do know that even at the time of the conquest, the ball game was played. People bet like they do now. An they lost stuff. They lost land and clothes other things. So it, you know, it existed on a number of levels,. probably at chicenita, which people often see the ball court there. And that is post classic. That was at the really elite level. It
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