'The Most Unusual Treasure' Discovered in a 2,000-Year-Old Roman City

New excavations in the "petrified city" of Pompeii have led archaeologists into an unimaginable treasure trove .

According to Science Alert, what the excavation team at the Pompeii Archaeological Park (Italy) calls "the most unusual treasure " is a large house where everything inside seems to have been frozen in time for 2,000 years.

A corner of an ancient construction site with neatly arranged stone slabs - (Photo: POMPEII ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK).

Pompeii is an ancient city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in 79 AD.

This relic is famous for "petrified people" in all sorts of positions, victims who were enveloped by volcanic ash so quickly that they died while still maintaining the same position as when they were alive: Lying down, sitting down. kneeling, running away.

The sudden fall of lava and ash also helped preserve much of the infrastructure intact, but nothing as strange as what was just found.

Even the piles of lime and mortar are still intact - (Photo: POMPEII ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK).

According to Science Alert, they entered a construction site preserved in a state that still looks like it's still in operation even after 2,000 years.

Inside the house, where repair work was carried out just before the disaster struck, were piles of undamaged lime and mortar, floor tiles neatly stacked in preparation for construction.

All give archaeologists a perfect slice of time, allowing them to look directly at human activities and construction techniques up to 2,000 years ago.

The house belonged to a baker and still had an original oven inside.

Scientists also found a work of art depicting flatbread and a glass of wine, as well as an election poster showing support for a politician named Aulus Rustius Verus.

Not far from the oven, the bodies of two women and a boy were also found.

In the reception room of the house, artifacts used to count for construction work are also intact.

Meanwhile, in the family's altar room are amphorae used to mix plaster to complete the walls in the room.

Some construction tools that are still used today such as plumb bobs, concrete stirring tools. were also found in other rooms.

This discovery is especially important because it reveals the formula and mixing method of ancient Roman concrete, which is durable and even has the ability to self-heal small cracks, making them durable for decades. thousand years.

Analysis shows that dry lime and dry pozzolana are mixed with very hot water to create concrete that is very durable , sets quickly and self-heals thanks to moisture.

Pozzolana is an inorganic material that can combine with slaked lime to form a compound with adhesive properties similar to cement. Natural pozzolana is usually volcanic ash or pumice. Artificial pozzolana can be produced from a number of industrial waste materials.

The level of the Pompeiians in particular and ancient Rome in general was so remarkable that scientists believe that humanity today can learn a lot from their construction techniques and material technology.