COULD WE SPEAK OF THE SUPER BOWL AT FLUSHING MEADOWS?: <i>La pelota mixteca</i>, a third pre-Hispanic ballgame, and its possible architectural context

Abstract

Mesoamerican studies have long focused on the well-known pre-Columbian game ullamaliztli , its architectural context, and its possible variants. But other games can be identified, among them the stick game from Teotihuacan and a handball game depicted at Dainzù. Despite a large chronological gap, the handball game at Dainzu can be related to the present pelota mixteca , taking into account other artifacts. It may also be associated with the palangana -type ballcourts, thus modifying our interpretations of the ballgame architectural context.