It's the anchor of a site where temple-pyramids are arranged on earthen terraces high above a central plaza where Mayas played pelota, a kind of handball.

这里是玛雅人玩皮洛塔（一种手球游戏）的中央广场之上的土台上排着神庙金字塔的遗址之锚。

They believe the fields which date back around 1,000 years would have been used to play pelota, a ball game in which players use their hips to propel a rubber ball through stone hoops.

他们认为竞技场可追溯到1000年前，可能用来球，在这种游戏中，玩使用自己的臀部来走石箍里的橡皮球。