Category: Silver Mining

The Roman’s use of lead lowered European IQ levels for centuries

May 31, 2025

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in Everything Latin, History, Mining, Roman Britain, Roman Empire, Roman Mining, Rome, Silver Mining

Written by Ian Sample – and published in the Guardian newspaper UK Monday 6th January 2025 Widespread use of lead caused estimated 2- to 3-point drop in IQ for nearly 180 years of Pax Romana. Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the…
Roman fort discovered – complete with wooden spikes

May 10, 2025

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in Everything Latin, Roman Empire, Roman Enginnering, Rome, Silver Mining

By Leman Altuntaş 23rd February 2023 Archaeologists have discovered wooden defenses surrounding an ancient Roman military base for the first time in Bad Ems, western Germany. The fence, which is topped with sharpened wooden stakes similar to barbed wire, is the type of fortification mentioned in ancient writings, including by Caesar, but no surviving examples had…