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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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New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Fresh excavations in Pompeii have turned a buried construction workshop into a working laboratory, revealing how Roman ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...
MIT scientists have used modern technology to unravel the mysterious self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete.
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 ...