[Aztlan] The old ballgame's smallest court

Maya Ballgame oldballgame at gmail.com
Sat Jul 8 16:02:13 CDT 2006


Hola Listeros!

An archeologist pal, who'd like to remain as anonymous as she is
forgetful, told me she once visited a Mexican site with an unusual
ballcourt--a mini--as if designed for play by toddlers, not that she
believes little people played there, just that it looked very small.

Possibly in Puebla, the site had an adjacent museum featuring clay
figurines from Teotihuacan.

Does anyone know the name of this site? Or other miniature ulama ballcourts?

While on the topic of ballcourt superlatives, if Chichen Itza is the
largest and Paso de la Amada the oldest, which is the smallest,
latest, best preserved, etc.?

Also, what is the most typical ballcourt? In other words, which site
has the mode ballcourt, the standard, regulation size? As we could
specific an Olympic-sized-swimming pool, could traveling ballplayers
ever expect a court of a certain size?

Regards, thanks & all the best,

--Peter D. Coogan
Research Producer
The Old Ballgame



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