Archaeologists have discovered a stone disc in the Mayan cult site of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico that described a traditional ball game.. This sport, known as pelota (" According to archaeologists, the found artifact describes a match that was played 1,100 years ago, according to IFLScience..

The disc is engraved with an image of two figures in the traditional form of the game, which are surrounded by a strip of hieroglyphic text.. In the inscription, the researchers found a reference to a date in the Mayan calendar, which corresponds to 894 AD..

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The diameter of the stone disc is 32.5 centimeters and the weight is 40 kilograms.. It was found in a place called " Named for its red-painted interiors, also known as Chichanchob, the complex had its own ball court..

Based on the date given in the inscription, the disc is likely to be Classical or Early Postclassic Maya.. According to archaeologist Perez Ruiz, the work probably marked an important event related to the ball game that was taking place at that time in the "

Archaeologist Santiago Alberto Sobrino Fernandez noted that one of the figures on the disk wears a feathered headdress and a belt with a flower-shaped element, probably a water lily.. On the line with the face is a scroll that can be interpreted as breathing or speech. And his opponent is dressed in a "

Who the players were and how the match ended is unknown.. However, it is possible that further study of the disk will help to understand this..

Earlier, an international group of scientists concluded that Mayapan, the cultural and political capital of the Mayan civilization, collapsed due to a prolonged drought.. It led to civil conflict, which in turn caused political collapse..