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led the first expedition to pass through the Petén Basin, in 1524 to 1525, and reported that the region mostly had small hamlets separated by thick forest, with
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for both archaeological and biodiversity reasons. Many thousands of house mounds where worshipers and workers once lived were discovered at Tikal.
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states of this area. The population is estimated to have dropped by two-thirds between the mid 9th century and the mid 10th century.
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sent a small force to Flores to claim the region for
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regions of the world at the time. Some areas are estimated to have had ca 2,000 people/km.
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539:(1987).
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270:Yaxhá
222:Nakum
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133:Cival
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