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

Lead records from Arctic glaciers indicate that people all over Europe would have been affected by pollution from metal smelting during the Roman era ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort.

A fragment of gilded silver treasure has left experts baffled A tiny fragment of gilded silver treasure found by a keen detectorist has left experts baffled. The late Roman-era 1in (26mm) by 0.5in ...

“For every ounce of silver you might produce, you might produce 10,000 ounces of lead,” McConnell said. The lead particles can then attach to particles of dust and be carried into the ...

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

Credit: National Museum of Antiquities of the Netherlands Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of ...

This period of Roman expansion was marked by a significant increase in the mining of gold, silver, and other metals for use in currency and other items. Remarkably rare Roman-British hoard of 404 ...