Rubber Balls in Mexico: A Long History and a Mayan Tradition скачать в хорошем качестве

Rubber Balls in Mexico: A Long History and a Mayan Tradition

Did a Mayan rubber ball contain a human skull? And did it bounce? Ancient Mayans played a team sport where both sides try to propel a large rubber ball through a hoop using only their hips (no hands or feet). The game was known as poc-ta-poc. Losers didn't just hang their heads in shame. They lost them. Their severed heads were thrust on pikes for the cheering crowd to see. And in the museum, there is a stone carving that seems to show a human skull inside a poc-ta-poc ball. So historians wonder... Did Mayans really put skulls inside their poc-ta-poc balls? Find out more here: http://museumsecrets.tv/dossier.php?o... Stream every episode of Museum Secrets at Vimeo On Demand: http://vimeo.com/ondemand/museumsecrets and VHX: http://museumsecrets.vhx.tv/ Museum Secrets Vol.1 on DVD: http://www.tinyurl.com/museumsecretsdvd Museum Secrets is a hit TV series and rich media website that travels to the world's extraordinary museums, revealing the stories of irreplaceable treasures, probing familiar legends and assumptions, and using cutting edge research and technology to investigate the unknown. The series is produced by Kensington Communications Inc. for History (Canada) and is narrated by acclaimed actor, Colm Feore. Like us on Facebook (  / museumsecrets  ) and follow us on Twitter (  / museumsecrets  ) to join our growing community of museum, history, art, anthropology, science and research enthusiasts. Website: http://www.museumsecrets.tv Facebook:   / museumsecrets   Twitter:   / museumsecrets   YouTube:    / museumsecrets   Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumse... GetGlue: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/museum_se... Tumblr:   / museumsecrets   Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106512282...