Excavations of an ancient construction site in Pompeii have revealed the process of how Romans mixed their self-healing ...

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh analysis of samples collected from a recently discovered site that confirms ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into Roman construction techniques and the longevity of the empire’s concrete ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD, clarifying the ingredients and methods ...

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...

New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...

Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...