US EditionNew Research Suggests Maya Population May Have Topped 16 Million - Archaeology Magazine
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New Research Suggests Maya Population May Have Topped 16 Million - Archaeology Magazine
Largest previously unknown ceremonial center discovered with NASA's GLIHT lidar data in Campeche, Mexico NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—It has been difficult for archaeologists to accurately estimate the ancient Maya population because so many of their settlements still remain undiscovered and obscured beneath the jungle canopy of the Yucatán Peninsula. According to a statement released by Tulane University, however, a recent study conducted by research…
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Recent laser mapping has increased estimates of the Maya population at the height of their civilization, to as many as 16 million, and the rural majority was not as isolated from urban centers as previously thought.
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