Chichen Itza

• Recently, a stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
• The circular piece displays hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball that was discovered on this site.

About Chichen Itza

• It was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula.
• Mayan people ruled for over 1,000 years and left their mark on the city.
• It is thought to have been a religious, military, political, and commercial centre that at its peak would have been home to 35,000 people.
• It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.