Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable self-healing concrete ...
The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...
Roman concrete has stood the test of time, and new research finally reveals why this ancient material is so durable.
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A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete
Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...
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Volcanic ash 'hot-mix' helped Roman concrete endure for thousands of years: Study
“These results revealed that the Romans prepared their binding material by taking calcined limestone (quicklime), grinding ...
The Roman Empire was literally built on a special form of extra-tough, self-healing concrete that has managed to stay strong for thousands of years. Modern scientists have previously been puzzled ...
MIT researchers analyzed an ancient Pompeii construction site to determine how the ancient Romans produced concrete that ...
Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...
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