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Human bones tell th...
Human bones tell the story of atmospheric mercury and lead exposure at the edge of Roman World
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- Lopez-Costas, Olalla (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet,Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Universidad de Granada, Spain
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- Kylander, Malin (författare)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper
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Mattielli, Nadine (författare)
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Alvarez-Fernandez, Noemi (författare)
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Perez-Rodriguez, Marta (författare)
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Mighall, Tim (författare)
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- Bindler, Richard, 1963- (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
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Martinez Cortizas, Antonio (författare)
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- Elsevier, 2020
- 2020
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Science of the Total Environment. - : Elsevier. - 0048-9697 .- 1879-1026. ; 710
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Abstract
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- Atmospheric metal pollution is a major health concern whose roots pre-date industrialization. This study pertains the analyses of ancient human skeletons and compares them with natural archives to trace historical environmental exposure at the edge of the Roman Empire in NW Iberia The novelty of our approach relies on the combination of mercury, lead and lead isotopes. We found over a 700-year period that rural Romans incorporated two times more mercury and lead into their bones than post-Romans inhabiting the same site, independent of sex or age. Atmospheric pollution sources contributed on average 57% (peaking at 85%) of the total lead incorporated into the bones in Roman times, which decreased to 24% after the decline of Rome. These values and accompanying changes in lead isotopic composition mirror changes in atmospheric Pb deposition recorded in local peatlands. Thus, skeletons are a time-transgressive archive reflecting contaminant exposure.
Ämnesord
- HUMANIORA -- Annan humaniora -- Antikvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- HUMANITIES -- Other Humanities -- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Mercury
- Lead
- Lead isotope
- Pollution
- Skeleton
- Archaeology
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- art (ämneskategori)
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