Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh ...
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A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete
Scholars have long yearned for more physical evidence from Roman worksites to provide clues. Now, a new study – led by ...
Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...
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What does Rome look like along the Tiber?
Experience Rome from an entirely new perspective with this relaxing tour along the Tiber River. Glide past ancient bridges, ...
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We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...
Scientists have uncovered a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD at Pompeii, revealing ...
Archaeologists uncover a Roman stadium hidden for 1,800 years in Syedra, a modern structure that changes what you knew about ...
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Scientists found the Secret to Roman Concrete in a Half-Finished Pompeii Living Room
A villa in Pompeii has survived two thousand years and is still well preserved. Image via Wiki Commons. Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to ...
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