Romans

cabinet of curiosities

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A medical point - keeping museum specimens is no good if they are not adequately catalogued and the catalogue is accessible. Otherwise the collection is a cabinet of curiosities.

Lead in the Roman atmosphere

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Desmond Campbell
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Scientists found in Greenland ice cores a peak in lead in the atmosphere in Roman times which they think was due to Roman industrial activity.

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