SC - Concrete-Off topic
VEARLEY at aol.com
VEARLEY at aol.com
Thu Jul 10 08:15:08 PDT 1997
I visited a castle in Colchester, England, as a child. We were shown the
levels of buildings underneath it. One of the layers was Roman, and the
guide let us handle a piece of Roman 'concrete'. He said that what the
Romans made was not the same as our modern concrete. It is much stronger and
has a different composition. At that point, they had not figured out exactly
what is was, although I'm sure they have by now. I believe Roman-built roads
are still used in England in some rural places.
Verena
vearley at aol.com
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