Which risk disproportionately increased for Mesopotamian bronze tools used in hot arid climates compared to temperate ones?

💡 Explanation

When exposed to repeated cycles of evaporation in hot/arid conditions, dissolved salts in water deposit and concentrate on the bronze surface, driving localized corrosion by electrochemical reaction with the bronze components. Therefore increased electrolytic corrosion results, rather than wear, annealing, or galvanic corrosion, which depend on different environmental stressors and alloy compositions.

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