The history of the ancient Maya board game patolli gained a new twist when archaeologists discovered a game board embedded in residential architecture. The board dates to the Classic period, and was ...

In a study published in Latin American Antiquity, Dr. Julien Hiquet and Dr. Rémi Méreuze analyzed the remains of a unique mosaic-style patolli game board discovered in the Classic Period city of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an early instance of patolli, an ancient Maya board game, but in very startling circumstances in Guatemala. Findings have been published in the journal Latin America ...

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

Archaeologists found nine patolli game boards carved in the ruins of a 1,000-year-old ceremonial building in Campeche, photos show. Photo from Felix Camacho Zamora and INAH During construction work in ...

According to documentary sources, the patolli was related to deities, offerings, religious rites and calendrical events. Credit: Félix Camacho Zamora / INAH During the archaeological rescue efforts ...