Ring for Ulama, the forbidden game of the Mayans - Uxmal
The ancient origins of the king sport. It was called `Ulama,` and the defeated could be KILLED Ulama, an ancient game played by the Mayans and Aztecs, consists of scoring goals with a ball weighing almost 4 kilograms. But not with the hands or feet, but with the hips and in some variants, with the elbows. Notably, it is the oldest game in human history that is played with a rubber ball. And it can be considered a forerunner of today`s king sport, but also of volleyball or even tennis.
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