Ancient Roman Architecture

Pompeii, Roman concrete

Pompeii’s ruins challenge Rome’s famous concrete recipe

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the site contained both the lime clasts Masic previously described in 2023, as well as the dry composite materials needed before hot-mixing.

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Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

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A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

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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 ...

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Verona's ancient Roman arena gets a modern facelift for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will receive a modern facelift and become more accessible to people with disabilities ahead of ...

An ancient stone staircase seemed to lead nowhere. Now it’s revealing the ‘lost Pompeii’

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

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Archaeologists Uncover Massive 2,250-Year-Old Monument Beneath Ancient Roman City

A newly discovered monumental basin in Gabii hints at how early Romans experimented with city planning long before Rome’s own layers were buried. In the center of the ancient city of Gabii, just 11 ...

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Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Roman Concrete's Timeless Legacy

Scientists have uncovered a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD at Pompeii, revealing ...

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13 Ancient Ruins You Can Explore Without the Crowds

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

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