The same differences are visible in the reduction, reuse, and recycling in Postclassic palaces versus the lack of such resource conservation measures in Classic palaces, monuments to conspicuous consumption.

This is the Classic Period palace at Palenque, Mexico, with intricate corbelled-arch roofs and carefully cut stone for walls, cielings, floors, and stairways.

A Postlassic Palace on the Island of Cozumel