One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball ... ball courts ever discovered (far bigger than a modern football pitch).

How he found the solution of the mystery of the ancient Mayan calendar, the oldest time-counting system in the world, was explained yesterday by Dr. H. J. Spinden of the Peabody Museum in an ...

The huge football stadium plaza is famous for its stelae and ritual altars. In addition to the park, two museums contain more ...