Human teeth pinpoint when lead began poisoning medieval town
Popular Science · 12 Oct 2026

Human teeth pinpoint when lead began poisoning medieval town

Published Oct 12, 2026 7:01 PM EDT Thanks to some medieval human teeth, archaeologists have pinpointed when lead production first expanded across Europe during the Middle Ages. By examining dental enamel collected from graves located in central England, researchers now know the post-Roman society st


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