Some Maya rulers may have taken generations to attract subjects
Leaders had to negotiate with followers and legitimize their authority, researchers suspect
![A photo of the remnants of a pyramid among trees and other forest growth](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/111022_bb_Maya-kings_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Remnants of a pyramid that was part of a ceremonial center built around the time of the founding of a Maya site called Tamarindito now lie among trees and other forest growth.
M. Eberl