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🔴 🇪🇸 **Roman treasure trove found by construction workers in Spain could help explain empire’s downfall**
"_Some wealthy Romans even added lead acetate to their wine to sweeten it, unwittingly poisoning themselves with the neurotoxin._
_Some historians suggest that widespread lead poisoning of its rulers likely played a role in the mighty empire’s downfall._"
🔗 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-trade-lead-treasure-spain-b2593701.html
#Archaeology #Archaeodons #Cordoba #Spain #Europe #Romans #Empire @archaeodons
@undefined @HepCatJack I wonder how many everyday activities we perform now in the future we will be discovered to have led to harm?
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Worse: They made a type of Syrup from grape juice by boiling it in lead pots in a manner akin to how Maple syrup is made from sap.
In the 1800's mercury salts used to make hats brim brisk sometimes drove hatters insane.
In the mid 90's when leaded gas was banned, violent crimes dropped quickly. Areas that banned leaded gas the fastest exp. the fastest drops in violence.
This is why dumping coal ash containing mercury and lead in rivers and streams is a bad idea.