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Where did the ancient Maya people live 1200 years ago?
They lived in the south of Mexico and Guatemala.
Do they still live there today?
Yes, they do.
What are the archaeologists looking for?
They are looking for the roads and buildings of the ancient Maya people.
What can they see with lidar?
With lidar, they can see the shapes of buildings and roads under the trees.
Where did the archaeologists think the Maya people lived?
They believed that the ancient Maya people lived in small houses in small villages.
How did lidar pictures change their ideas?
They showed a lot of villages and cities.
How many people does Marcello think lived in villages and cities?
He thinks that between five and ten million people lived in the area.
Did the Maya people have horses and electricity?
No, they didn't have electricity or horses.
What did they build?
They built a lot of villages and cities.
Why were there a lot of farms?
All these people needed food and water, so there were a lot of farms to grow food.
How large were some cities that the Maya people built?
They were some of the largest cities in the world at the time.
