You're not the first to question this. In other forums I've seen people state that archaeologists have a tendency to say ritual whenever they're not sure of som

You're not the first to question this. In other forums I've seen people state that archaeologists have a tendency to say ritual whenever they're not sure of something. If it can be properly dated then it's unlikely regular people were living under a pyramid. But if it can't then it might as well be refugees taking shelter in the mayan ruins after its civilization collapsed.