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A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.

Classicist and pharmacist John Scarborough responded in 1984 in “The Myth of Lead Poisoning ... told the outlet in 2016. The metal was a common material in Roman society, used in products ...

The pendant represents a time when a divided Roman Empire was actively crumbling around them, while simultaneously evoking a past full of myth and legend ... discovered by a metal detectorist ...

colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their ...