Mercury Archive

Unexpected Danger Lurks Beneath Ancient Maya Cities – Mercury Pollution Discovered

AncientPages.com | September 23, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It would seem ancient Maya cities in Mesoamerica are as beautiful as dangerous. There is solid evidence that beneath the soil surface of

Cinnabar from Mine Siele, Tuscany, Italy. Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Credit: Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart, CC-BY 4.0

Archaeology

World’s Oldest Mercury Poisoning Revealed In Copper Age Iberia

AncientPages.com | November 16, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study explores the complex relationship between poisonous mercury and humans' health during 5,000 years of history. Mercury is considered to be

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