The Brutal and Bloody History of the Mesoamerican Ball Game, Where Sometimes Loss Was Death - Atlas Obscura
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Bas relief of a Mayan Ball Game player with knee, elbow and hip protection and head of a sacrificed player in left hand, Chichen Itza, Mexico Stock Photo - Alamy
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