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The ceremonial and religious significance of the later-developed ball game appears to indicate a connection with the Mesoamerican ball-game, [3] and it has been argued that the batey ball-game of the Caribbean is a simplified version of the Maya pok ta pok, specified to the culture and religion of the Taino.
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site (often referred to as Caguana Site) is an archaeological site located in Caguana, Utuado in Puerto Rico, considered to be one of the largest and most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indies. [4] The site is known for its well-preserved ceremonial ball courts and petroglyph-carved monoliths
The following list includes all known ball court sites in the United States territories in the Caribbean as identified by the State Historic Preservation Offices of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, documented and surveyed by the National Register Programs Division with the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service.
Batey court. The ball game, called "Batey", was played in the ceremonial ball court, which they also called a "Batey", situated in the middle of the village. The fields were either shaped like a triangle or like a "U". The ball was called Batu and made of rubber and vegetable leaves, which gave it flexibility.
Caguana Ceremonial ball court (batey) in Puerto Rico, outlined with stones. The Taíno played a ceremonial ball game called batey. Opposing teams had 10 to 30 players per team and used a solid rubber ball. Normally, the teams were composed of men, but occasionally women played the game as well. [37]
Puerto Rico mío: four decades of change= cuatro décadas de cambio (Smithsonian, 1990), history in photographs; captions in English and Spanish.. online; Dinwiddie, William. Puerto Rico; its conditions and possibilities (1899) online; Mintz, Sidney W. Worker in the cane; a Puerto Rican life history (1974) online; Steward, Julian H.; et al.
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This is a list of lists of notable buildings and structures in Puerto Rico.. Lists include: List of airports in Puerto Rico; List of bridges in Puerto Rico. List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico