Lasers unearth 60,000 ancient Maya structures in Guatemala

[post_page_title]The people who lived there[/post_page_title]
More than anything, experts want to know more about the people who lived there. Archeologists and historians want to build a picture of what a day in the life of a Mayan individual was like, and what they got up to in their personal and professional lives.

Did every member of the family work on these farms? Did the ruling class have a huge amount of power over the lower classes? Did the Maya people only trade amongst themselves? With these questions in mind, many people believe the study should have gone into more detail.