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Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war
Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish.
Could lead pollution have led to the downfall of the Roman empire?
Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...
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Lead pollution may have caused the fall of the Roman empire
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
New Study Finds How Lead Poisoning Affected Ancient Romans
The presence of lead in things like gasoline and paint up until the 1970s presented a bevy of problems for Americans, not the ...
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New Study: Ancient Lead Poisoning Made People Across Europe Dumber
Deep underground, slaves and laborers extract vast quantities of lead and silver, fueling the empire’s ambitions. But, ...
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Roman Lead Exposure Investigated
According to an NBC News report, an analysis of an ice core from Greenland conducted by climate and environmental scientist ...
Lead Pollution May Have Lowered IQs in Ancient Rome, Study Finds
The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...
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Widespread lead pollution in the Roman era made led to a drop in IQ across Europe, study suggests
Widespread lead pollution from the Roman Empire's metals industry caused a cognitive decline across Europe, with researchers estimating a 2- to 3-point drop in IQ due to lead exposure, a recent ...