Scholars have long yearned for more physical evidence from Roman worksites to provide clues. Now, a new study – led by ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.

Roman buildings were engineered with hot mixed, self-healing concrete of quicklime and volcanic ash that strengthens in seawater.

Scientists have uncovered a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD at Pompeii, revealing ...

It is not often that a construction site dating from 79 CE re-emerges, complete with its tools, raw materials, and walls in mid-build. Yet under the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius, archaeologists have ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

They're all colorful historical nicknames that different cultures have given the powerful spice asafetida—known as hing ...

Humankind has for thousands of years enjoyed an extraordinary love affair with wine. The Egyptians recorded the harvest of ...

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to open new chapters in the history of the ancient city of Dadan, the former capital of the ...

The Renaissance was a time of significant innovation in art and interior design. This is how to incorporate the era's vibrant ...