Which risk increased around Mesopotamian ziggurats when seasonal river clay was mismanaged?

💡 Explanation

Differential subsidence increased because seasonal flooding softened the clay foundations unevenly; the differential compaction introduces stress concentration, therefore localized sinking occurs as the structure deforms, rather than supporting loading uniformly.

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