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 ...
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for the secret behind Ancient Rome's ultra-durable concrete.
Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...
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 ...
From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...
Dating back to the reign of Amenhotep III, who ruled over Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BC, Aten is the largest ancient ...
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AI robot revives Pompeii’s shattered frescoes
Long buried under volcanic ash, Pompeii’s frescoes had resisted complete restoration for nearly two millennia; their thousands of fractured pieces scattered and intermingled like a chaotic jigsaw with ...
Ongoing excavations in the suburban villa of Civita Giuliana, on the outskirts of Pompeii, are uncovering a complex economic ...
Pompeii casts showing victims in heavy wool clothes prompt researchers to question the long-accepted August timing of the AD ...
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