Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...

The ancient Romans weren’t just great at conquering ... The Romans weren’t sloppy—they were strategic. Roman Concrete Was Self-Healing Turns out, these lime chunks were actually a feature ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University announced a breakthrough in ...

Concrete’s journey from ancient Rome to modern construction sites reflects human ingenuity and adaptability. It demonstrates our ability to learn from the past, innovate in the present ...

Archaeologists launch a project to analyze 4,000 Roman bricks from Trier, Germany, revealing insights into ancient building ...

The Secret Of Ancient Rome’s Concrete Has Finally Been Revealed What did Roman engineers know about construction that we don't? After 2,000 years, we may have an answer.

Bridgeman Images While archaeologists have excavated concrete vats used for making ... In what is now Barcelona, this ancient Roman factory turned out garum as well as salted fish in the third ...

From ancient Rome onwards our civilisation has been built on concrete. It's incredibly useful but its production emits huge quantities of carbon dioxide. What are the alternatives?