Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...

Researchers are uncovering new details about Egypt's northern coast through ancient Greek and Roman ruins at Darazya, near El ...

Rome has opened two subway stations. One is deep beneath the Colosseum that mixes the modernity of high-tech transport with ...

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Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

A discovery among the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii has revealed a long-lost secret surrounding the Roman Empire.

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

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 ...

Explore the construction of an underground house and swimming pool set into the cliffside, utilizing ancient building techniques. Dozens denied oath of allegiance at Indianapolis naturalization ...

Techniques old and new However, it is hard to tell how widespread this method was in ancient Rome. Much of our understanding of Roman concrete is based on the writings of the ancient Roman architect ...