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Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

While excavating a historic hospital in France, a team of archaeologists uncovered dozens of Roman-era graves, some with ancient “curse tablets,” in what appears to be an all-male cemetery, according ...

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The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered 141 ancient Roman gold treasure coins in Luxembourg, shedding light on Roman frontier defenses.

These qualifications hone interdisciplinary skills by providing access to the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, in the round, through a rich variety of sources. Students can begin them from scratch at ...