Tag Archive for 'Ball game'

Map of the Helena complex showing the location of the excavation in relationship to the structures of the ballcourt (structures H-4 through H-7). Image credit: Lentz et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301497.

Researchers Find Traces of Psychoactive and Other Ceremonial Plants beneath Ancient Maya Ballcourt

Apr 29, 2024 by News Staff

A research team led by University of Cincinnati archaeologists has discovered found evidence of a collection of four ceremonial plant species beneath the...

Ball-rolling action by a buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris). Image credit: Dona et al., doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.08.013.

Behavioral Phenomenon in Bumblebees Resembles Object Play

Oct 28, 2022 by Natali Anderson

New research led by Queen Mary University of London shows that rolling of wooden balls by buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) fulfils behavioral...

Polo scene from the tomb of Li Yong, Fuping county, Shaanxi province, China. Image credit: P. Wertmann.

Archaeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Balls in China

Oct 12, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of archaeologists has found three ancient leather balls in tombs of the prehistoric Yanghai cemetery near the modern city of Turfan...