Ancient Olmec rubber balls to be preserved with anoxia technology

Archaeologists in Mexico are adopting new strategies to preserve a unique set of artifacts linked to the oldest known ballgame found in Mesoamerica. Fourteen rubber balls discovered in 1988 at El Manatí in southern Veracruz are now the focus of a conservation effort...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/09/ancient-olmec-rubber-balls-to-be-preserved/

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Площадка для мезоамериканской игры в мяч в Копане. Визуально ничего особенного, но в детстве прочитал об игре (причём в художественной книге) и с тех пор хотелось увидеть.

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