Ancient Maya power brokers lived in neighborhoods, not just palaces
Recent evidence suggests kings did not always run the show
![A tower emerges from the forest around the Maya city Tikal in Guatemala.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/120223_maya_feat.jpg?resize=1440%2C810&ssl=1)
Laser technology known as lidar and recent excavations have uncovered urban sprawl around ancient Maya city centers, such as Tikal in Guatemala.
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