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Burials in the United Kingdom’s Peak District, one of Europe’s largest lead-production regions in centuries past, hint at social inequality.
Childhood exposure to lead ore (pictured) can leave a record in tooth enamel. Credit: Frank Fox/Science Photo Library
Traces of lead preserved in human teeth for hundreds of years have provided a snapshot of social inequalities in medieval Europe1.
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