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Romans made concrete that's still standing 2,000 years later, and we still haven't figured out how
So, Roman concrete just... won't fall. The Pantheon is still standing. Roman harbor walls have been sitting in seawater for two millennia and are somehow fine. Every few years, another study comes out ...
Many years ago, when I was young, my friends and I loved exploring abandoned buildings. On one of those nighttime excursions, ...
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The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock for a new generation of temples
TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of Tivoli, chisel out blocks of porous rock called lapis tiburtinus — now known as ...
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The Karoo Fossil Finder: Discovering life before the dinosaurs in South Africa’s heartland
The Karoo Origins Fossil Centre in Graaff-Reinet showcases ancient life, highlighting Professor Bruce Rubidge’s passionate journey from childhood fossil discoveries to a world-class palaeontological ...
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