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Self-healing concrete? Buried Pompeii site reveals secret behind Rome's enduring structures

Fox News 23 Dec 2025
Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures. a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time.
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Frozen in time: Pompeii's graffiti captures every joke, boast and argument of an ancient Roman city

Sott 21 Dec 2025
offer a glimpse into everyday life in the Roman Empire Nearly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae bustled with merchants, farmers and families going about their daily lives.
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Pompeii Excavation Reveals Lavish New Finds in Villa Linked to Nero’s Wife

Greek Reporter 20 Dec 2025
A vivid peahen fresco emerges inside the Villa Poppaea near Pompeii ... Pompeii Archaeological Park ... Pompeii Archaeological Park ... Villa Poppaea complex at Oplontis near Pompeii ... Pompeii Archaeological Park.
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Ancient Pompeii construction site reveals the process for creating Roman concrete

CNN 19 Dec 2025
At the time Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering Pompeii in as much as 6 meters (19.7 feet) of volcanic ash, construction workers were in the process of repairing and renovating a house ... “This is typical for Pompeii.
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Pompeii's victims' last bid for survival: Harrowing study reveals how people desperately threw on heavy ...

The Daily Mail 18 Dec 2025
Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, reveals a University of Valencia study ....
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Vesuvius Exploded in August—So Why Were Pompeii Victims Wearing Heavy Clothing?

Gizmodo 18 Dec 2025
Despite the fact that Mount Vesuvius triggered one of the most infamous ancient tragedies, not everyone agrees on exactly when it took place ....
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Archaeologists reveal ancient frescoes at Pompeii villa

NBC News 18 Dec 2025
Archaeologists reveal ancient frescoes at Pompeii villa ... .
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Why Were Pompeii Victims All Wearing Thick Woolly Cloaks In August?

IFL Science 18 Dec 2025
The doomed occupants of Pompeii may have been sweating even before Mount Vesuvius began spewing deadly volcanic debris on August 24, 79 CE ... For instance, charcoal graffiti discovered at Pompeii mentions the date October 17.
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What Romans Used More Than Stone

Roman Empire Times 18 Dec 2025
These processes produced waste, smells, and runoff that made tanning incompatible with elite residential areas.The large tannery of Pompeii ... What survives represents only a fraction of what once existed.Pompeii and its leather market.
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Discovery at Pompeii Confirms Long-Lost Secret That Built the Roman Empire

Hot Air 15 Dec 2025
Archaeologists have made a discovery among the ruins of Pompeii that reveals how the Romans built their lavish empire ... Now, the Pompeii discovery showed the Romans used a technique called 'hot mixing' ...
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Scientists discover secrets of ancient Roman concrete at Pompeii

CyprusMail 13 Dec 2025
The site represents a building project that was underway when the eruption buried Pompeii under volcanic ash and rock ... “Pompeii preserves buildings, materials and even work in progress in the precise state they were in when the eruption occurred.
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