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Where did the ancient Maya people live 1200 years ago?
In the south of Mexico and Guatemala.
Do the ancient Maya people still live in the south of Mexico and Guatemala today?
Yes, they do
What are the archaeologists looking for?
They're looking for the roads and buildings of the ancient Maya people.
What can the archaeologists see 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 the archaeologists' ideas?
They showed a lot of villages and cities.
How many people does Marcello think lived in villages and cities?
Marcello thinks that between five and ten million people lived in the area.
Did the Maya people have horses and electricity?
No, they didn't
What did the Maya people build?
They built a lot of villages and cities.
Why were there a lot of farms?
Because people needed food and water.
How large were some cities that the Maya people built?
They were some of the largest cities in the world at the time.
