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 ...
Professor Kenichi Yano of Ritsumeikan University emphasized the discovery's unique significance: ...
From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...
As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...
A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...
The area around Boeslunde had already yielded 10 gold oath rings and approximately 2,200 gold spirals in previous excavations. Museum director and archaeologist Lone Claudi-Hansen explained their ...
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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 ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.
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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 ...
A large ancient DNA study reveals that early humans in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation for at least 200,000 ...
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