Hot-mixed Roman concrete used quicklime “healing” clasts that seal cracks over time, explaining Pompeii’s long‑lasting ...

Across history, some of the world’s most advanced cities have vanished beneath ash, mud, water, and sediment. Unlike cities destroyed by war, these were overwhelmed by forces far beyond human control, ...

Across the world, the remains of ancient civilisations endure as physical records of how societies once organised power, ...

Throughout history, humanity has left behind enigmatic traces that continue to baffle researchers and challenge our ...

In southern Italy, in the shadow of Mt. Etna, volcanic ash is part of life, and for generations its been used as fertilizer for agriculture. Now, the rest of the world is catching on, and companies ...

Rebuild the city of Pompeii and climb the social ladder. Roman society is full of intrigues that you have to solve in order to become a powerful ruler.

Archaeologists say the walls functioned as a public notice board, where people interacted with messages already written by others.

Below the Clouds” and Werner Herzog’s “Ghost Elephants” offer thrilling but troubled visions of a world in environmental flux.

Tephrochronology is a powerful method through which sedimentary successions can be dated and synchronized via geochemical and ...