- For the first time research discovered evidence of microplastic contamination in archaeological soil samples. Tiny microplastic particles were found in deposits located more than seven metres deep, in samples dating back to the first or early second century and excavated in the late 1980s. https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/research/microplastics-archaeology-remains/ 51 comments science
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- Microplastics Are Contaminating Ancient Archaeological Sites | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/microplastics-are-contaminating-ancient-archaeological-sites-180984049/ 14 comments
- Scientists Alarmed to Discover Microplastics in Ancient Archaeological Dig https://futurism.com/the-byte/microplastics-archaeology 5 comments
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