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Excavations at the archaeological site of Paso de la Amada, in the Soconusco region of Pacific coastal Chiapas, Mexico, have uncovered an earthen ball court dating to approximately 1400 BC (uncalibrated),which is at least five centuries older than any previously excavated ballcourt in Mesoamerica1. Moreover, this discovery reveals that the design of ball courts dates back 3,400 years.
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Hill, W., Blake, M. & Clark, J. Ball court design dates back 3,400 years. Nature 392, 878–879 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/31837
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