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The Classic Period Peripheral Coastal Lowlands Ritual Ballgame Cult Stoll, Marijke

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The Classic Period Peripheral Coastal Lowlands Ritual Ballgame Cult was a highly ritualized ballgame featuring specific cosmological and sacrificial themes that was popular during the Classic period (CE 250- 1000) in the Peripheral Coastal Lowlands interaction corridor of Mesoamerica. These areas included the coastal regions of the Mexican states Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas as well as the Pacific coastal lowlands of Guatemala and El Salvador.

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