5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations 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...

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