[Aztlan] The old ballgame's smallest court

[Archaeology Institute]

"Maya Ballgame" <oldballgame at gmail.com> on Saturday, July 08, 2006 at 2:02 PM -0800 wrote:
>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

Dear Mr. Coogan,

	You may wish to follow up with the ballcourt "maqueta" from Monte Alban, and another from Xochicalco.  These were more akin to architectural models or maquetas, and clearly too small to have been used for anything but schematic or ritual purposes.

Best Regards,

Ruben G. Mendoza, Ph.D., Director
Institute for Archaeological Science, Technology and Visualization
Social and Behavioral Sciences
California State University Monterey Bay
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