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Powered by Osteons: Lead Poisoning in Rome - The Skeletal Evidence.

“Did lead poisoning cause the fall of the Roman Empire?  Probably not.”  You know what’s funny? Look up “Roman lead pots” on Google. You won’t find many - at least, I didn’t. Lead-glazed ceramics, yes. Lead-riveted and lead-stapled metals yes. But no pure “lead pots”. I think historians need to be a bit more specific when writing about the circumstance. The amount of infusion from a lead glaze is not the same as a pure ‘lead pot’.

06/27/14 • 09:04 PM • Food • Health • History • Science • No Comments

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