Ancient Roman Concrete Is Still Strong 2,000 Years Later. Now We Know Why.
Archaeologists digging through Pompeii’s remains have stumbled onto a fully intact 2,000-year-old construction site, complete with the ingredients the Romans used to make their freakishly durable concrete. The modern stuff crumbles when faced with a stiff breeze, while the ancient stuff battled through earthquakes, seawater saturation, and volcanic eruptions, remaining relatively unscathed. Researchers are just […] The post Ancient Roman Concrete Is Still Strong 2,000 Years Later. Now We Know Why. appeared first on VICE.