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The oil market that sets today’s gas prices was invented in western Pennsylvania
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Medieval bones reveal who paid price for England’s lead boom
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Collinsville Remembers Its Fallen Miners
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Origins of Britains largest medieval lead industry traced through human teeth
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (76+ words) Origins of Britain’s largest medieval lead industry traced through human teeth yoursun.com Gold-bound beaver-tooth pendant from the Wigber Low cemetery (mid-7th century). (Sheffield Museums Trust via SWNS) There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene,…...
In 2013 Some Hikers In Northern California Spotted A Rusty Metal Can Sticking Out Of The Ground. The Contents Allowed Them To… Retire
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Historians, Writers Invited to Submit Manuscripts for Pennsylvania’s ‘OilField Journal’
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Social dynamics of toxic metal industry in medieval Europe: Peak District lead production, AD 600–1500
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (360+ words) Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2026 This study has the following objectives: 1) to provide radiocarbon dates for the establishment and changing scales of lead production in the medieval Peak District; 2) to use lead contaminant concentrations in the teeth of…...
Penn State Altoona professor examines the origins of gas prices
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (109+ words) Penn State Altoona Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, will offer a lecture at the Pennsylvania Military Museum’s History After Hours speaker series. ALTOONA, Pa. — An article written by Brian Black, distinguished professor…...