Exceptionally high levels of lead pollution in the Balkans from the Early Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]

The Balkans are considered the birthplace of mineral resource exploitation and metalworking in Europe. However, since knowledge of the timing and extent of metallurgy in southeastern Europe is largely constrained by discontinuous archaeological findings, the long-term environmental impact of past mineral resource exploitation is not fully understood. Here, we present...

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