Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
Even when one factors the fact that the Mayan pyramids are a lot later historically than the Egyptians, it still is insane. They had very different functions and apart from the idea of stacking blocks with less on each further level and with square base (which is one of the easiest way to stack stuff) there is no other linking that I know of.
That's what I said! The history of stone architecture is simply the evolution of different ways to stack blocks on top of each other. That's all there is to it.