Lead contamination in ancient Greece points to societal change Geoscientists find the oldest evidence of human-caused contamination with the heavy metal lead in the Aegean region Date: January 30 ...

The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when and to what extent early human activities in the region affected ecosystems both ...

Lead pollution in the Aegean Sea region may have begun around 5,200 years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & ...

The ruins of the ancient Greek port city of Adramytteion on Turkey's eastern coast emerged from the sea after sea levels ...

An ancient Greek defensive wall from at least 2,000 years ago was uncovered near the Adriatic coast of Croatia it was ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

There’s more to Turkey than sun, sand and cosmopolitan cities – Maryann Wright takes to the mountains of Sarıkamış-Kars to ...

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

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...

This period saw the expansion of the Roman Empire across the Aegean region, which hosted some of the earliest cultural centres in ancient Europe. In the study, scientists analysed the lead content ...