tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2022955356498692380..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Lead and the Dark AgesJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-40998210631223080172015-09-02T13:03:02.826-04:002015-09-02T13:03:02.826-04:00I'd be interested to see a breakdown of Roman ...I'd be interested to see a breakdown of Roman lead usage.<br /><br />I imagine a sizeable chunk of it went into sling bullets for the legions, but presumably another big user would probably have been tableware? Of course the most famous usage was in pipes and plumbing, but I wonder what other uses they might have put it to? Low value coins, I'd imagine? Cheap jewelery? Lead paint, obviously, since the Greeks used it first...G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com