New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy ... strong and abrupt increase” in lead emissions caused by human activities across Greece, said co-author Andreas Koutsodendris ...

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

The Oldest Evidence for Lead Pollution Comes From Ancient Greece WASHINGTON (AP ... “a very strong and abrupt increase" in ...

(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records ... very strong and abrupt increase" in lead emissions caused by human activities across Greece, said ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest ... and abrupt increase” in lead emissions caused by human activities across Greece, said co-author Andreas Koutsodendris at Heidelberg ...