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Pompeii building site reveals how the Romans made concrete
Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...
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Henry Winkler Says “Happy Days” Guest Star Robin Williams Had a ‘Mount Vesuvius of Imagination’
Williams was famed for his improvisational comedy in almost every role he portrayed. In 1989, Happy Days creator Garry ...
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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Italy captures the imagination like few other destinations. You can almost smell the basil and simmering tomatoes before your ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
At long last, vindication has arrived for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was as capable of breathing life ...
Pompeii casts showing victims in heavy wool clothes prompt researchers to question the long-accepted August timing of the AD ...
Watching Spartacus: House of Ashur Episode 4 is pretty simple if you live in the US. Episode 4 will be airing live on Starz, ...
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A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete
Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
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