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.
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.
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.
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 ....
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.
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.
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' ...
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.