The Glory, Gory Game of Mayan BallConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 734, Segment 2
Nov 9, 2020 • 20m
Guest: Stephen Houston, Chair, Department of Anthropology, Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences, Brown University
This Mesoamerican ball game combined decapitation, communion with the dead, and worship of the gods. Misconception and mystery still surround the game, but Professor Houston of Brown University weighs in on the rules, history, and deep cultural implications of the sport.