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