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RSS FeedsIsotope analysis finds source lead poisoning among slaves on Barbados
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

 
 

30 october 2019 15:49:01

 
Isotope analysis finds source lead poisoning among slaves on Barbados
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)
 


The dental remains of 25 enslaved Africans from the site of Newton`s Plantation, on Barbados, were subjected to isotope analysis. Previous research had pointed out that the locally born individuals were subjected to high concentrations of lead poisoning. A new study, done by Dr. Jason Laffoon among others and published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, employed isotope analysis to find the source of the poisoning.


 
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