Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...
Professor Kenichi Yano of Ritsumeikan University emphasized the discovery's unique significance: ...
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
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Pompeii building site reveals how the Romans made concrete
Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...
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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 ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
An extraordinarily well-preserved ancient Roman construction site in Pompeii has provided the clearest evidence yet of how ...
A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of ...
At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...
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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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