Hot-mixed Roman concrete used quicklime “healing” clasts that seal cracks over time, explaining Pompeii’s long‑lasting structures and inspiring tougher, lower‑carbon concretes today.

A pair of "extremely rare" structures from the early medieval period and evidence of a Roman settlement have been uncovered in the United Kingdom. The remains were identified during an excavation this ...

The announcement comes after a years-long project on behalf of a joint venture between Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Through the Heritage for the Future. Osman Doğanay, a professor at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in London recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old structure that once served as the hub of the bustling ancient city. The ...

NEW YORK — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands ...

For centuries, scholars thought they understood how Romans made concrete with exceptional durability. Now, evidence suggests the historical texts describe only part of the picture. Analysis of an ...

Most major archaeological discoveries don't start with anything dramatic. They start with a gravel pit. That's exactly what happened in Cham, a small municipality in the canton of Zug in central ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman structure known as an “odeon,” a multi-purpose function hall which researchers say is the third largest in the country, per a report from Burdur Mehmet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

Researchers in London recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old structure that once served as the hub of the bustling ancient city. The Museum of London Archaeology announced last week that a team of ...