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TIL Roman concrete wasn't just lime and volcanic ash like I always thought
I was walking through the Baths of Caracalla in Rome last month and noticed the walls had these little white chunks that looked like they didn't belong. Turns out they used quicklime mixed in hot, which made the concrete self-healing when cracks formed. Has anyone else noticed weird details like that on ancient sites?
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