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Kristina Killgrove
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Staff writer @LiveScience.com
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PhD in anthropology, MA in classical archaeology. Former professor & Roman bioarchaeologist.

I crochet and bake a lot. Time zone: US Eastern
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Ha, yes, I’ve authored a couple research papers on the topic. In short, some Romans were certainly lead poisoned. But lead burden varied based on a lot of things (location, aqueducts, etc). I wrote this Forbes piece a while back that cites some of the recent data.

www.forbes.com/sites/kristi...
Archaeological Skeletons From London Prove Some Romans Were Lead Poisoned
New analysis of skeletons from Roman-era London show high levels of lead, lending support to the theory that population decline in the Roman Empire could have resulted from human-caused lead poisoning...
www.forbes.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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*waves in Gen X*
Chart showing correlation between birth year and blood Pb level in the US
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
killgrove.bsky.social
When they showed up back in Nov/Dec, the local moms group shared lots of info from Siembra NC, so might be worth looking into their resources?

www.siembranc.org
Siembra NC | Home
Join Siembra in the fight against ICE, abusive employers and landlords, discrimination and criminalization of the Latinx community in North Carolina.
www.siembranc.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM