Children in medieval English mining communities faced lead exposure matching or exceeding that in Industrial Revolution cities, with social standing apparently shaping who bore the greatest burden. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, lead producers in the Derbyshire Peak District of central England repeatedly remelted waste left by Roman and medieval workings. Reusing that material […]
Medieval Children Were Exposed to Shocking Levels of Lead, 1,000 Years Before the Industrial Revolution
