New Research Traces the Origins and Human Impact of Britain's Largest Medieval Lead Industry Through Ancient Teeth
Teeth from Peak District graves show lead exposure rose by the 7th century and peaked in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, researchers said.
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“This exposure is likely to contribute to high rates of premature death in women of childbearing potential,” researchers say.
New research traces the origins and human impact of Britain's largest medieval lead industry through ancient teeth
The first definitive evidence of when post-Roman lead production began in one of Europe's largest medieval lead-producing regions, the Derbyshire Peak District in central England, has been uncovered by archaeologists after centuries of mining had erased much of the archaeological evidence. The work has been published in Antiquity.
Medieval lead mining in England exposed children to industrial levels of toxic pollution | Archaeology News Online Magazine
People living in medieval England’s lead-mining communities faced levels of pollution as high as those found in industrial cities centuries later. New research shows lead production in the Derbyshire Peak District began by the mid-seventh century. The findings also show how social status shaped exposure to toxic metals. The Peak District, in central England, became […]
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