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Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning in humans found in 5,000-year-old bones – Livescience.com
The high levels of mercury were likely caused by exposure to cinnabar, used to make a bright red paint pigment.
The earliest evidence of mercury poisoning
has been found in 5,000-year-old bones of humans buried in Spain and Portugal, according to a new study.
Exposure to the naturally occurring heavy metal may have toxic effects on the body including on the nervous,…
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