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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
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.
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 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.
The site, also known by the names of Dance Grounds Butterbaughs Estate or Vega del Hoyo Site, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as part of the Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands multiple property submission which includes 53 other sites in Puerto Rico and 3 sites on the island of St ...
Today, Cayey — or Cayey de Muesas — exists in Puerto Rico, and so does the town of Cidra. The story also details how Alida is a native of the island, and her father is a chief of a hill ...
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]
Ancient board game — dating back over 3,000 years — discovered in Spain. ... The ceramic pieces were found near the walls of an ancient settlement in Galicia — an autonomous community on the ...