If you research the history of poliomyelitis, you will invariably come across some text like this from History of Polio from the Polio Global Eradication Initiative:
I wonder about the lead content in their every day pottery.
https://digitalfire.com/glossary/lead+in+ceramic+glazes
Yes there was some pottery in the stele as well. Here's another source on the use of lead in Ancient Egypt: https://kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc446b4d-0cd2-524f-a107-fa7b488cd04d/content
"In ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman times metallic lead was produced as a by-product of silver mining."
"Early Egyptian tombs also yield ample evidence of advanced metallurgy and the use of lead pigments for glazes, paints, and cosmetics."
Excellent series of deductions and research!!
I wonder about the lead content in their every day pottery.
https://digitalfire.com/glossary/lead+in+ceramic+glazes
Yes there was some pottery in the stele as well. Here's another source on the use of lead in Ancient Egypt: https://kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc446b4d-0cd2-524f-a107-fa7b488cd04d/content
"In ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman times metallic lead was produced as a by-product of silver mining."
"Early Egyptian tombs also yield ample evidence of advanced metallurgy and the use of lead pigments for glazes, paints, and cosmetics."
Excellent series of deductions and research!!