The Maya population during the civilization's peak 1,400 years ago may have been far larger than previously thought, new research reveals. The study also hints that Maya settlements at that time were far more complex and interconnected than prior studies had suggested.
A 2018 study estimated there were 11 million Maya between A.D. 600 and 900, known as the Late Classic Period. But in new research published online July 7 in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, some of the 2018 study's authors have revised the estimate to 16 million.
