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Medieval Lead Mines in UK's Peak District Revealed by Ancient Teeth

Archaeologists use lead-tainted teeth to trace the origins and social impact of Britain's largest medieval lead industry in the Derbyshire Peak District.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 12 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories published first, on 12 October at 23:00 UTC; Nature followed 1h 00m later. The most recent article, from Nature, appeared on 13 October at 00:00 UTC.

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  1. Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll Nature ·
  2. New research traces the origins and human impact of Britain's largest medieval lead industry through ancient teeth Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

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  • Peak District
  • Derbyshire
  • Antiquity
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