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A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.

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Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

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

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