Site of a Roman lead mine in Charterhouse, Somerset, England
andrew wilson
Extensive silver mining may have exposed the ancient Romans to high levels of lead pollution in the atmosphere, which likely led to a general decline in their IQ and resistance to disease.
Analysis of Arctic ice sheets indicates that at the height of the Roman Empire, atmospheric lead concentrations were about three times higher than in the United States today. The influence on the intelligence of the ancients throughout Europe, especially in the main coin-making regions of the Iberian Peninsula, was significant, and even…
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