How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark's oldest plank boat—with the help of an ancient fingerprint
About 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off the ...
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
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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 ...
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Cosmic rays to reveal 1,000-year-old hidden secrets of ancient Mayan temple
Using naturally occurring muons, researchers are embarking on a non-invasive quest to scan the interior of El Castillo.
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
New research into an abandoned construction site in Pompeii has revealed the secrets of Roman cement manufacturing.
The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.
Discover the secrets of 3I/ATLAS, the 7.6 billion-year-old interstellar comet passing Earth. Learn about its ancient origins ...
Around 2,400 years ago, before the emergence of the Roman empire, a small armada of boats approached the island of Als off ...
Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.
MIT researchers analyzed an ancient Pompeii construction site to determine how the ancient Romans produced concrete that ...
An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where ...
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