The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.
Ancient Greece and Rome’s Toxic Footprint Found in the Aegean
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 ...
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Why Did Ancient Greeks Write Without Spaces or Lowercase Letters?
One immediately notices that Ancient Greek writing exclusively used uppercase letters, without any lowercase ones. This ...
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Ancient Cultures' Lead Pollution Found in Aegean Sea
Lead pollution in the Aegean Sea region may have begun around 5,200 years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment ...
2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.
Ancient 2,000-year-old statue found in a bin bag in Greece
A historic marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag by a local resident near Thessaloniki, Greece.
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2,000-year-old statue found dumped near garbage cans in Greece
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was ...