Which risk increased for Inca stonemasons when shaping irregular granite blocks?

💡 Explanation

Stress concentration increased the risk of brittle fracture when shaping because micro-cracks propagated from applied force, therefore causing premature failure, rather than uniform material removal achieved under ideal conditions with modern tooling.

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