Ancient Roman construction methods revealed at Pompeii

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An Ancient Roman building site from 2,000 years ago has recently been discovered by archaeologists, and it provides us with an insight into the construction techniques of this time.

In 79 CE, disaster struck when the devastating Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption caused the city to burn - killing 2,000 Pompeiians in the city and up to 16,000 people in the wider region - with clouds of ash and debris blanketing the area and preserving it for two millennia.

Now, recent excavations at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii have uncovered evidence of a building site which appears to be in perfect condition with work tools, stacked tiles, bricks of tuff (a type of rock made of volcanic ash), and piles of lime.

This find gives researchers an idea of the construction techniques that were used in Ancient Rome for buildings that remain standing to this day.

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