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

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Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

MIT researchers analyzed an ancient Pompeii construction site to determine how the ancient Romans produced concrete that ...

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