Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

The Romans invented concrete, aqueducts, and the basis of the modern calendar. But their achievements could have been even ...

Archaeologists unearth a 1,000-year-old stone coffin during A47 roadworks in Cambridgeshire, revealing Roman-era burial ...

On average, individuals lived longer during the Roman Period than during the Iron Age, with far more cases of individuals ...

Recent discoveries suggest that small spoon-shaped objects attached to the belts of ancient Northern European warriors might ...

DRI scientists analyzed Arctic ice core records to reconstruct historical atmospheric lead pollution from Ancient Rome, uncovering a link between lead exposure and cognitive decline. Lead exposure is ...

A complex wine press and numerous artifacts were also discovered during excavations at the ancient site in Israel.

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.