5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations
Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...
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Oldest Known Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Ancient Greece
New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...
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Ancient Greece's metalwork left behind the earliest known lead pollution
Researchers have discovered lead contamination in Greek soil dating back 5,200 years, making it the oldest known evidence of ...
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Lead pollution likely caused IQ declines in ancient Rome
The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...
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A Diver Stumbled Upon the Treasure of a Lifetime—and It May Lead to a Hidden Shipwreck
A diver just stumbled upon a bounty of ancient coins off the coast of Italy ... The bronze and copper coins were originally minted in Rome. A diver stumbled across the find of a lifetime off ...
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The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...
Greek Reporter19d
The Greek City of Rome Before the Romans
Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Credit: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient ...
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Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the street from the Colosseum in Rome, Italy ... and turned out to be a rare ancient material. Archaeologists sifted through ...
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Lead poisoning is a serious health threat. Here are 5 things you need to know.
The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a case last week at the Golda Meir Lower School. A student at the school was exposed to chipping lead paint in a bathroom in ...
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Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the ...