I believe the answer is: d. the shell and the skeleton
The shell and skeleton in architecture would act as the main foundation that support the weight of the whole building. The strength of shell skeleton would determine whether the building would collapse during natural disaster such as earthquakes.
Native American pottery is an art form with at least a 7500-year history in the Americas.[1] Pottery is fired ceramics with clay as a component. Ceramics are used for utilitarian cooking vessels, serving and storage vessels, pipes, funerary urns, censers, musical instruments, ceremonial items, masks, toys, sculptures, and a myriad of other art forms.
Due to their resilience, ceramics have been key to learning more about Precolumbian indigenous cultures.
