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1. Pre Columbian Architecture

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   Mesoamerican cultures, notably the Maya and the Teotihuacano, relied heavily on corbel vaulting for spanning interior spaces. Unlike the true arch, which uses a keystone to distribute compressive forces radially, the corbel vault relies on stones protruding incrementally until they meet at the apex.
   The typical Mayan vault angle, known as the Sacred Inclination,…