Ballcourt Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil



the final version of ballcourt dedicated uaxaclajuun ub aah k awiil in ad 738.


the final architectural achievement of uaxaclajuun ub’aah kawiil ballcourt a-iii. 1 of imposing in mesoamerica, surpassed of chichen itza. remarkable sloping benches used players of game, , 6 macaw markers, function of not resolved. many of stone macaws associated ballcourt wear sign darkness, akbal, on tails. macaw typically symbolic of sun, these akbal macaws may symbolic of sun in underworld. make players symbolic combatants in battle between light , dark. inclined benches of ballcourt inscribed hieroglyphic text, 1 of these being commemoration date. dedicated in 738, 113 days before uaxaclajuun ub’aah kawiil’s death.








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