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Ashes of Mayan rulers become pelota balls

Burned human remains found in the ruins of a Mayan city have led to a new theory about the ancient civilization's death rites.

According to an archaeologist, some Mayan rulers may have been burned, and their ashes were mixed with rubber to make the balls used in the game of pelota.

Archaeologist Juan Yadeun Angulo came up with this hypothesis after finding urns containing human ashes, rubber, and roots in a Mayan temple in . . .

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