Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...

Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study ...