Mayan scoreboard unearthed in Mexico's Yucatan

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Mayan scoreboard unearthed in Mexico's Yucatan
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Archaeologists have discovered a stone scoreboard at the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan, which displays Mayan hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball. The piece dates from between A.D. 800 and 900 and weighs around 90 pounds. The discovery could provide new information on pre-Columbian Mayan society. The Chichen Itza complex has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is one of the main archaeological centers of the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan Peninsula.

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