Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...
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Ancient Romans Breathed in Enough Lead to Lower Their IQs, Study Finds. Did That Toxin Contribute to the Empire’s Fall?Did lead poisoning contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire? It’s a question historians have long debated, since the Romans sweetened their wine with lead acetate and sipped tap water that flowed ...
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
"Human or industrial activities 2,000 years ago were already having continental-scale impacts on human health," study lead ...
Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure from plumbing, wine, and cosmetics led to cognitive decline ...
A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...
A new study suggests that widespread lead pollution during the Roman Empire may have contributed to a significant decline in ...
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