The ancient city of Pompeii will be powered by undercover solar panels that look like terracotta tiles
They look just like the real thing.
Tag: roman
Bake Roman bread with this 2,000-year-old ancient recipe
In AD 79, a baker prepared a loaf in the Roman city of Pompeii.
Roman mosaic found beneath farmer’s field in the UK portrays famous Greek legend
A group of archeologists have found a Roman villa containing a mosaic that portrays scenes from Homer’s Iliad, the fight ...
Why Roman concrete is stronger than it ever was, while modern concrete decays
Concrete in some Roman piers is not only still viable today but stronger than it ever was. Its secret sauce? ...
A grape variety used to produce wine today can be traced back 900 years to an ancestral plant
Who doesn't love a glass of wine?
Roman fish salting workshops reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean
The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.
The Antonine Wall was adorned with brightly-colored, grisly propaganda to keep Scottish tribes at bay
The best fight is one you can paint your way out of.
Amazing inventions lost through time
Science has progressed amazingly in recent years, but a handful of spectacular inventions have remained lost to knowledge.
What the villa of a wealthy roman from Pompeii looked like before it was buried by ash
The epitome of Roman class -- before all hell broke loose.
Ancient Chinese skeletons found in London could hint at unknown ancient community and trade
Archaeologists are still divided on what the finding actually means.
Israeli archaeologists uncover roman-period glass factory underpinning trade throughout the empire
Israel Antiques Authority (IAA) archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 1,600 year-old complex of glass kilns in the Jezreel ...
3,000 jars of ancient Roman fish sauce discovered in shipwreck
Archaeologists working off the coast of Italy have found a Roman shipwreck containing three thousand fish sauce vessels.
2,000 Year Old Cat Pawprint Found in Roman Tile
Society has changed a lot in 2,000 years, but you know what hasn't really changed? Cats. Cats don't really care ...
Roman Gladiators were mostly Vegetarian, Drank Sports Drinks from Bone and Ashes
Roman gladiators - some of the most feared warriors in history were mostly vegetarian, a new anthropological study has shown. ...
Berkeley develops new, earth-friendly way to create concrete – inspired from the Romans
In a quest to make concrete not only more durable but also more sustainable, a group of geologists and engineers ...
Buried soldiers may be the victims of ancient chemical warfare
Whenever you hear about chemical warfare, modern times come to mind; if someone were to ask you when chemical warfare ...