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Durham University: Impact of lead in children of Roman Empire

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Researchers from our Department of Archaeology have found for the first time that widespread use of lead in Roman culture was one of the main contributing factors to childhood death and illness throughout the Roman Empire. The researchers analysed human skeletal remains from Spain, France, Romania and Lebanon, for the purpose of this study. Children […]