Which structural risk increased during the iterative construction of Mesopotamian ziggurats due to the layered mud brick design?

💡 Explanation

When ziggurats were expanded in stages, differential settlement occurred because newly-added layers compressed underlying older layers unevenly depending on the varied compact. Therefore cracking appeared in the structure, earlier than wind erosion, thermal buckling, or seismic amplified that may need other conditions.

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