Ancient asbestos was prized for its strange fireproof properties, but did ancient civilizations understand the health risks? Attorney Justinian Lane looks at Roman sources, Pliny the Elder, “living linen,” asbestos cloth, and the common claim that ancient people knew asbestos was dangerous.
You’ll learn:
- Why asbestos was once called rock wool
- What Pliny the Elder wrote about fireproof cloth
- How asbestos cloth was used in ancient cremation ceremonies
- Why some online claims about ancient asbestos warnings are misleading
- What the transcript says about the cinnabar/vermilion mask confusion
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