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Source of ancient aqueduct discovered near Rome
British and Italian experts Friday revealed the chance discovery of the source of a 1,900-year-old Roman aqueduct complete with nymphaeum near the Italian capital.
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Jan 29, 2010 |
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Greener cement offers concrete environmental benefits
From the Roman aqueducts to the Empire State Building, concrete is the most common manmade building material on the planet. It’s also one of the largest sources of industrial emissions: the red-hot kilns used to make ...
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Ehud Netzer, noted Israeli archaeologist, dies
(AP) -- Ehud Netzer, an Israeli archaeologist best known for excavating King Herod's winter palace and discovering the monarch's tomb there, has died after falling at the site this week. He was 76.
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Oct 29, 2010 |
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Cement's basic molecular structure finally decoded
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the 2,000 or so years since the Roman Empire employed a naturally occurring form of cement to build a vast system of concrete aqueducts and other large edifices, researchers have analyzed the molecular ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 09, 2009 |
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