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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits
Lead records from Arctic glaciers indicate that people all over Europe would have been affected by pollution from metal smelting during the Roman era
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Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America
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Health
How diseases like smallpox survived long ocean voyages
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Nomads thrived in Greece after the collapse of the Roman Empire
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Life
Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England
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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins
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Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI 鈥� here’s what it says
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Plagues that shook the Roman Empire linked to cold, dry periods
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Earth
The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science
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Great Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of lichen and moss
Much of the Great Wall of China is covered in a biocrust of lichen, moss and cyanobacteria 鈥� it turns out this isn鈥檛 slowly destroying the wall, as was previously thought, but is slowing its degradation
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Student uses AI to decipher word in ancient scroll from Herculaneum
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Technology
How scientists are cracking historical codes to reveal lost secrets
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Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago
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Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts
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