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Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
Some of the victims at Pompeii were wearing woolen cloaks when they died, even though it was August, new research finds.
Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly ...
A digital architectural reconstruction has researchers believing a “lost Pompeii” existed with towers atop villas.
The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.
Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.
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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have revealed lost parts of Pompeii that were once a symbol of mega wealth among the doomed city’s elite.
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
Archaeologists have found the original location of a Hercules fresco that was looted from Pompeii and later repatriated to ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.
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