AICHER: Not much. The Romans did use lead in their pipes. However, two things about the Roman water supply mitigated the unhealthy effects of lead. The first is that the water in the Roman ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

Unlike the modern concrete mixture which erodes over time, the Roman substance has long puzzled researchers. Rather than eroding, particularly in the presence of sea water, the material seems to ...

Researchers may have finally found a way to recreate ancient Roman concrete, which is stronger and can heal itself.

A group of Turkish and Spanish scientists has revealed the results of an archaeological study in western Turkey that challenges the accepted historical dates of an aqueduct near the ancient city of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman grave and a 2,000-year-old coin on the route of a planned water pipeline. The discoveries were made at the proposed Southern Water site in Hampshire.

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. In Gardens of the Roman Empire, the pioneering archaeologist Wilhelmina F.

It explores the definition of the techne of medicine in classical Athens, the development of new military technology in Hellenistic times, the self-image of technicians through funerary art in the ...

But it is much less resilient than the concrete used in Roman times; over the course of decades, it develops cracks that, by letting water in ... it’s part of the technology.” ...

Legionaries also patrolled their conquered territories and built roads, forts and aqueducts (a bridge which carried water). Looking for more teaching resources? This collection of short KS2 Roman ...

BISHKEK, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- A China-sponsored Luban Workshop opened at the Kyrgyz State Technical University on Saturday.