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Ancient Maya blessed their ballcourts - EurekAlert


<p>Using environmental DNA analysis, an international team of researchers&nbsp;identified&nbsp;a collection of plants used in ceremonial rituals in the ancient Maya city of Yaxnohcah in Mexico. The plants, known for their religious associations and medicinal properties, were discovered beneath a plaza floor where a ballcourt was built.</p>

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