Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

“Roman cement is durable, it heals itself, and it’s a dynamic system,” Admir Masic, study author and Associate Professor at MIT, said in a statement. “The way these pores in volcanic ingredients can ...

The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science.

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Dr. Hein was drawn to the natural history of misinformation through his research on fish. He and his colleagues observed the ...

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 ...

Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

In the depths of ancient Portus Magnus of Alexandria, in the port area of the Royal Island of Antirhodos, a team of underwater archaeologists has unearthed a structure whose timbers, preserved for ...

An international investigation led by the University of Freiburg, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Spain holds some of Europe’s most ancient urban treasures, where weathered stones tell stories spanning millennia. These ...

The Milano Cortina relay continued on Sunday with a stage linking volcanic landscapes and historic Italian landmarks on the ...