New research on ancient concrete
April 30th, 2008 by Rebecca Wasieleski. Posted in Concrete ContractorThe Boston Globe recently ran an article about research suggesting the pyramids in Egypt included blocks cast from the world’s first concrete. It’s interesting research, since no one knows for sure how the pyramids were built. Portland cement wasn’t invented until the 1800s, but cement as a building material had a long history before that time.
