Which constraint limited the height of ancient Mesopotamian bronze towers?

💡 Explanation

Bronze has relatively low tensile strength; under sustained load, creep occurs because atom mobility allows gradual deformation, therefore the structure collapses rather than undergoing sudden fracture as with higher-strength materials. Copper availability caused some bottlenecks.

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