Maya – the oldest civilization in Earth’s history, has many mysteries, including scary customs.

In history, Maya is one of the most ancient civilizations, with many great mysteries and somewhat… creepy customs.

Recently, archaeologists have decoded two ancient stone slabs of this people, and it revealed a game that has great significance in the Mayan community in terms of politics, and also in terms of horror. that too.

Specifically, two stone slabs found by experts from the University of Michigan (USA) date from 600 – 800 AD – that is 1,400 years ago. Inside depicts a traditional Mayan ball game , believed to play a role in connecting communities.

The tablet depicts a traditional Mayan ball game.

The first stone has players wearing protective bandages, along with some hieroglyphs indicating that the ball has a circumference of 9 hands (or the materials from which the ball is 9 hands long).

The game will last 2 weeks, and if the experts have decoded it correctly, the reward for the winning team captain is… beheading, and that is an honor.

The remaining stone slab has lost 1/3, depicting a player with a large body, in a kneeling position, leaning on his hands, and is said to be preparing to serve.

This stone depicts a player with a large body, in a kneeling position, leaning on his hands, and is said to be preparing to serve.

2 stone slabs were found at Tipan Chen Uitz – a city that was once home to thousands of Mayans. “These stones show that Tipan was a complex political site among Mayan communities” – said Christopher Andres, head of the research team.

“Tipan can be related to the royal family, associated with important activities of the entire clan”.

Andres also describes this game in more detail. The games were held among Mayan communities. The arena was made of stone, and was a place for Maya cities to display power and wealth.

It is known that the Maya civilization is located in Central America, existed for 3,000 years, in which the most prosperous period took place in the years 250 – 900. They developed their own writing system, which was the precursor to language. of the later Columbians. This is also a highly developed civilization in art and construction, as well as a rather massive astronomical research system.

Maya pyramids.

The Mayans also never disappeared. Today, there are still quite dense communities living around ancient relics.