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To: SunkenCiv

The Romans added a particular volcanic ash into the mix, an ash that only they were privy to.


7 posted on 10/19/2024 7:31:15 AM PDT by KobraKai
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To: KobraKai
The volcanic ash that the Romans used was mostly taken from the beach and hills near Rome and Pompeii.
15 posted on 10/19/2024 7:45:42 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: KobraKai

I had thought that we really don’t know how to recreate Roman concrete, even today. And that it may require ingredients we don’t have in quantity


27 posted on 10/19/2024 8:53:28 AM PDT by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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