Which challenge emerged for early Mesopotamian bronze tools used in levee construction when soil salinity increased due to improper irrigation?

💡 Explanation

Increased soil salinity caused accelerated corrosion of bronze tools because **electrochemical corrosion** preferentially attacks the copper-rich phases in bronze, therefore weakening the tools much faster, rather than altering mechanical properties significantly.

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