Archaeologists uncover unique mosaic Patolli board in Guatemala, redefining ancient Maya gaming traditions
Excavations at the ancient Maya city of Naachtun, in northern Guatemala, have yielded a one-of-a-kind artifact: a patolli gameboard that, instead of being made by carving into plaster as all other known examples were, was created by inlaying hundreds of red ceramic fragments into fresh mortar like a mosaic...
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