New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment revealed that lead pollution in the Aegean Sea dates ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

A further spike in levels of human-caused lead pollution was observed about 2,150 years ago. This period saw the expansion of the Roman Empire across the Aegean region, which hosted some of the ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece WASHINGTON -- Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy ...

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study ...

Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy -- and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece ...