The ancient Romans were great builders, especially known for their aqueducts. These are still standing today because they ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek sanctuary in Ponte during the construction of a high-speed railway in Italy.

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 ...

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

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

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

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...