Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

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Part 3 of my investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology! In this video, I clarify the arguments made in previous episodes, respond to some of the discussion around these topics, and ...

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

Bizarre 'bleached' rocks on the surface of Mars suggest that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis, a new study reveals.

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Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Our treasure, our asset is the cultural heritage of the past inhabitants which depicts the African ideas, philosophy and psychology as an African man, Nigeria in particular. It has a great cultural ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...