Mining | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mining/RSS feed for MiningenWed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000To Understand Social Divides in Medieval England, Archaeologists Examined Tooth Enamel From Lead Mining Communitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/to-understand-social-divides-in-medieval-england-archaeologists-examined-tooth-enamel-from-lead-mining-communities-180989722/Some residents of the Peaks District in the 13th century may have experienced worse lead pollution than city-dwellers during the Industrial Revolution. Female skeletons showed higher lead levels and earlier ages of deathWed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/to-understand-social-divides-in-medieval-england-archaeologists-examined-tooth-enamel-from-lead-mining-communities-180989722/