Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...

Concrete is ubiquitous in our modern world, forming the backbone of buildings, bridges, and infrastructure. Its history stretches back millennia, with techniques lost and rediscovered over time.

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 16, No. 3, Jul. - Sep., 1912 Methods of Determining the Date of ...

For all the things Romans got wrong (lead pipes anyone?) did you know we’re still using a less advanced concrete than they did? Consider some of the massive structures in Rome that have passed ...

This microscopic image shows the lumpy calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate (C-A-S-H) binder material that forms when volcanic ash, lime, and seawater mix. Platy crystals of Al-tobermorite have grown ...

The exterior is made of alabaster with limestone ashlars, whilst the interior is of extremely hard mortar (opus caementicium, or Roman concrete). Its towers are semicircular, or ultra-semicircular, ...

The exterior is made of alabaster with limestone ashlars, whilst the interior is of extremely hard mortar (opus caementicium, or Roman concrete). Its towers are semicircular, or ultra-semicircular, ...