▁May an ▁leaders ▁their ▁work ▁was ▁built ▁for . ▁The ▁May an ▁people ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁dwell ings ; ▁many ▁May an ▁homes ▁were ▁cluster ed ▁wood ▁structures ▁covered ▁in ▁that ch , ▁while ▁their ▁rich ▁counter parts ▁enjoyed ▁op ul ent ▁pal aces . ▁Ro of ▁comb s ▁acted ▁as ▁‘ cur b ▁appeal ’ ▁for ▁the ▁homes ▁and ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁soci ally ▁el ite . ▁ ▁Struct ural ▁description ▁As ▁mentioned , ▁the ▁cultural ▁importance ▁regarding ▁height ▁was ▁particularly ▁significant ▁when ▁building ▁monuments . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁cor bel ▁v ault ing ▁many ▁May an ▁structures ▁were ▁designed ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁stories . ▁Arch itect s ▁wr ang led ▁about ▁the ▁best ▁ways ▁to ▁magn ify ▁their ▁design ▁to ▁memor ialize ▁their ▁culture . ▁Al most ▁always ▁a ▁roof ▁comb ▁would ▁serve ▁no ▁struct ural ▁function , ▁and ▁on ▁these ▁structures ▁the ▁comb s ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁orn ate ▁decor ative ▁fac ade . ▁Arch itect s ▁used ▁a ▁lattice ▁of ▁stone work ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁comb s , ▁and ▁this ▁method ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁strong ▁and ▁permanent . ▁“ Ro of ▁comb s ▁often ▁were ▁car ved ▁or ▁painted ▁with ▁zo omorphic ▁or ▁anth rop omorphic ▁mot ifs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁texts ”. ▁The ▁best ▁examples ▁of ▁May an ▁roof ▁comb s ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁great ▁tem ples ▁of ▁T ikal . ▁These ▁tem ples ▁serve ▁as ▁fun er ary ▁monuments ▁for ▁late ▁r ul ers , ▁and ▁the ▁comb