Some of the world’s most enduring mysteries hail from the realm of ancient technology. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the intricate Antikythera mechanism, these remarkable feats of engineering ...

Researchers studying a perfectly preserved construction site in Pompeii have confirmed that ancient Romans used a 'hot-mixing' technique to make concrete that could repair itself over time. By ...

An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

A discovery at an unfinished Pompeii construction site reveals Roman concrete's resilience wasn't a lost secret but a result ...