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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:49:23 +0100

Ball game

The Ballgame is made up by Structures 8 and 9, each of which shows several construction stages, all of them from the Late Classic. Structure 8 hosts an architectonic element that is unique in Ek Balam, called wall with tiered slope.

The substructure of Structure 8 consists of a construction that remained totally hidden by later construction stages; its walls show monochromatic mural paintings, made with lines that are not very regular and not flowing, completely different from other pictorial expression of the site.