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Thousands of years before the start of the Common Era people used bitumen, a form of heavy oil, for building mortar and to waterproof boats.
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Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The Sanskrit word for sugar, śarkarā, is akin to the Sanskrit word for gravel or pebble, śarkara, which suggests that the granular form of sugarcane was known from at least the early centuries of the Common Era, with possible cultivation of sugar in India even earlier.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite those anatomical absences, scholar Lodwick Pollak was able to identify the sculpture as a second-century marble copy of the celebrated Discobolus, the original cast in bronze by Myron four centuries before the Common Era.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The Sanskrit word for sugar, śarkarā, is akin to the Sanskrit word for gravel or pebble, śarkara, which suggests that the granular form of sugarcane was known from at least the early centuries of the Common Era, with possible cultivation of sugar in India even earlier.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Despite those anatomical absences, scholar Lodwick Pollak was able to identify the sculpture as a second-century marble copy of the celebrated Discobolus, the original cast in bronze by Myron four centuries before the Common Era.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Common Era.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Common%20Era. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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