An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

Questions remain All in all, this new study is exciting—but we must resist the assumption all Roman construction was made to a high standard. The ancient Romans could make exceptional concrete mortars ...

LONDON — A remarkable archaeological endeavor in the heart of the British capital has brought to light one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever unearthed in the city.