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

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

Enzymatic structural material (ESM), a strong, durable, and recyclable construction material. Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We live in the Age of Concrete. Look around you. If you’re inside ...

Construction material uncovered by archaeologists in Pompeii has revealed that the Romans used ‘hot mixing’ to make concrete, new chemical analyses suggest. 1 The building materials and tools were ...

In the ancient Roman city of 'Pompeii,' buried by a massive volcanic eruption about 2,000 years ago, a site has been newly excavated that vividly showcases ancient Roman construction techniques. A ...

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. Last year, from ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

Ancient Romans built arched bridges, waterproof port infrastructure and aqueducts that enabled the rise of their empire and that are still standing—and often still used. They did so with a type of ...