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 ...
Greek Reporter

What If Our Buildings Could Self-Heal? The Romans Had the Answer

Roman buildings were engineered with hot mixed, self-healing concrete of quicklime and volcanic ash that strengthens in seawater.
Earth.com

Archaeologists find the first Roman basilica under a modern office building

Beneath an office building in London, the first Roman civic basilica appears, revealing the lost ancient town hall of ...
7News Miami

Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say

(CNN) — The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction ...
Yahoo

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...
Men's Journal

Archaeologists Have Unearthed Extremely Rare Ancient Roman Walls in the Swiss Alps

A recent discovery by archaeologists in the Swiss Alps promises to shed light on ancient Roman activity in Switzerland. Diggers unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman wall in the ...