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

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

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The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene practices, especially … Continue reading "15+ Strange Hygiene Habits Of The Anci ...

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Renowned British actor Stephen Fry has reiterated his support for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, speaking at an event at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Fry, a longtime advocate for ...