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Ancient Lead Exposure and Its Impact on Human Evolution and Success

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Ancient Lead Exposure and Its Impact on Human Evolution and Success
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A study suggests that natural lead exposure over millions of years may have provided early humans with a neurological advantage over Neanderthals, possibly influencing the development of language and survival traits, while also highlighting the complex role of environmental toxins in human evolution.

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  1. Lead Exposure May Have Given Ancient Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals  ScienceAlert
  2. The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success  The Economist
  3. Lead has been poisoning humans for over 2 million years  Yahoo
  4. Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved  New Scientist
  5. Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?  UC San Diego Today

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