How to live a long and healthy life, according to the ancients Some of the ancients were obsessed with living beyond 100. Here’s how they thought they could do it.

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Lead exposure in the Roman Empire: a review of the written, material, and bioarchaeological evidence | Journal of Roman Archaeology | Cambridge Core Lead exposure in the Roman Empire: a review of the written, material, and bioarchaeological evidence

A new review reassesses lead use and exposure in the Roman world, integrating texts, archaeology, and bioarchaeology. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about poisoned wine and instead highlight everyday domestic sources.

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Ancient Sewers Reveal Intestinal Parasites Sickened Roman Soldiers Near Hadrian’s Wall Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.

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What an Ancient Sheep Reveals About a Bronze Age Plague Millennia before the Black Death pandemic killed nearly half of Europe’s population, a different strain of the same plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, tore across Eurasia. It infected people across...

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Earliest evidence of humans catching disease from animals dates to 6,500 years ago By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

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Before Columbus: A 4,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals a Rare Leprosy Strain in the Americas Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprints of a rare leprosy bacterium preserved in 4,000-year-old Chilean skeletons, opening a surprising new chapter in the story of Hansen’s disease. Researchers...

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