Rome (CNN) — Archaeologists excavating the site of Pompeii have uncovered an ancient building site, revealing Roman construction techniques used by builders at the time, according to the Italian ...

Throughout the history of cities, buildings have been transformed into more useful purposes — whether for reasons involving the economy, politics, culture or religion. In New York City, there are ...

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still ...

However, there's a lot we still don't understand about exactly how the Romans made such strong concrete or built all those impressive buildings, houses, public baths, bridges and roads. Scholars have ...

An office building from the 1930s in the heart of London was about to be demolished and redeveloped by its owners — until archaeologists unearthed remnants of the city’s first Roman basilica in the ...