5 news release. Carved into one section of the stucco floor, they found nine patolli game boards. Patolli is an ancient Mesoamerican game played by the Maya and Aztecs since roughly 250 A.D. for ...

Archaeologists have found rock carvings of the ancient game dating to around 2000BC at various sites in modern-day Azerbaijan, pointing to its early adoption among cattle herders in the region.

Dive into the Royal Shrovetide football game, where the main rule is "no murder or manslaughter." Witness the world's oldest, ...

One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball game, which they called pitz. This game is more than 3,000 years old. 300 courts have been found, and they were in the ...