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

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

Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.

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 ...

Roman concrete is often hailed as a major engineering feat. It has allowed the Empire’s monumental structures to remain ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

They have created a 3D concrete bridge that absorbs CO2 like bones and uses 60% less material than a conventional bridge.