Even older rocks, such as the Acasta gneiss of the Slave craton in northwestern Canada, the oldest known rock in the world have been metamorphosed to the point where their origin is undiscernable without laboratory analysis.

Even the oldest traces of human writing include swear words.

Even a great historian like Tacitus may have been unaware of the oldest of the three sisters, or perhaps the court deliberately obscured her identity because she was not a niece of Augustus.

Even so, it is only a couple of metres above the surrounding region, which consists of some of the oldest polders in existence.

Even so, the oldest manuscripts, being of the Alexandrian text-type, are the most favored, and the critical text has an Alexandrian disposition.

Even in the oldest times the chief qualifications demanded of the hazzan, in addition to knowledge of Biblical and liturgical literature as well as the prayer motifs ( known as " steiger "), were a pleasant voice and an artistic delivery ; for the sake of these, many faults were willingly overlooked.

Even today, as prominent a temple as Osaka's Shitennō-ji, founded in 593 by Shōtoku Taishi and the oldest state-built Buddhist temple in the country, has a torii straddling one of its entrances.

Even in the oldest available records, such as the Code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon, the dowry is described as an already-existing custom.

Even so, the oldest manuscripts, being of the Alexandrian text-type, are the most favored, and the critical text has an Alexandrian disposition.

Even the wealthy Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus did not hesitate in giving his two oldest boys up for adoption, one to the Cornelii Scipiones ( Scipio Aemilianus, the winner of the Third Punic War ) the other to Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator.

Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to historic Lesser Poland, and it is one of the oldest towns of this province.

Even though Olduvai Gorge is the type site, Oldowan tools from here are not the oldest known examples.

Even the two oldest parks still in use differ on this point: the Cubs sit on the third-base side at Wrigley while the Red Sox inhabit the first-base dugout at Fenway.

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Even a 9th-century date would make it one of the oldest surviving Welsh works of poetry.

Even though rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport, the men have always chosen not to join the NCAA.

Even though its publication has been interrupted by World War I and Soviet occupation of Lithuania, Lietuvos žinios bills itself as the oldest newspaper in Lithuania.

Even today, the oldest books in the early American colleges oftentimes bear the bookplate of a literary society.

Even though the fertile crescent civilizations are considered the oldest in history, at the time the Burney relief was made other late bronze age civilizations were equally in full bloom.

Even when speculators sought to encourage towns, settlers needed an agricultural belt around or sometimes within defensive walls.

Even in the 1980s, the majority of people lived in small villages and worked at agricultural pursuits.

Even after the combine was invented and became popular, a new compact-size thresher called a harvester, with wheels, still remains in use and at present it is available from a Japanese agricultural manufacturer.

Even over the long-term, the full agricultural value of the land often failed to recover.

Even in the extended period of economic prosperity in the 1920s, a large number of “ unit banks ” in agricultural areas failed as agricultural prices declined.

Even among groups who mainly hunted, agricultural products were an important source of food.

Even here, however, agricultural yields were sometimes adversely affected by unpredictable levels of precipitation and occasional catastrophic droughts.

Even during the disastrous central Mexican famine of 1450-1454, the region remained a reliable agricultural center.

Even though is located in small area, the agricultural sector also has great significance in the Canaton's economy.

Even today, agricultural practices are traditional.

Even though the Qin realm lacked the vast natural resources and waterways of Chu, the Qin government maximized its output and created a system of ruthless efficiency under the minister Shang Yang, installing a meritocracy focused solely on agricultural and military might.

Even within the areas directly administered by the central government, agricultural lands were given away as jagir to the armed services and as birta to court favorites and retired servicemen.

Even before GAP, Şanlıurfa Province had the largest share of cultivated and cultivable land in the GAP region, due to its flatness and highly fertile, agricultural land.

Even during the primitive agricultural period, stones were an essential element in building gardens.

Even with agricultural goods being the major income generator for the city as well as the district, the economy and industry has been diversifying itself to generate more demand for other goods which can be manufactured and produced in the city.

Even without the benefit of Amawtakuna knowledge, it was the general population that was responsible for building most of the Inca road system, rope bridges, water fountains, agricultural development, irrigation systems, massive stone buildings, fortress temples and the rest of the impressive architectural and engineering marvels for which the Incas are still renowned still today.

Even so, agricultural employment accounts for only 8 % of the county's total and employment in manufacturing, which has growing by about 13 % annually, accounted for 22 % of the total in 2006, or about 10, 000 jobs.

Even if not many were subjected to repression, the radical change of the relationships ended the role of Siberia as an agricultural exporter.

Even though the sections of the urban field may still be in agricultural use, the area is nonetheless urbanized because anywhere within it a person is able to connect his / her home to telephones, radio and television facilities, electricity, gas, water supply systems and a network of freeway and primary roads.

Even though slaves outnumbered the Portuguese colonists, the lack of weapons, the colonial law, the disagreement between slaves coming from different African cultures and their complete lack of knowledge about the land and its surroundings would usually discourage the idea of a rebellion.

Even in cultures where it has been known, it is and has been extremely rare, and then only in particular and limited circumstances.

Even today, some cultures have certain instances of their music intending to imitate natural sounds.

Even though Christian philosophy, Writing, and other fundamentals of European culture have been significantly influenced from Asia Minor and the Near East, a eurocentric worldview often seeks to show the superiority of Western customs to analogous developments in other, often earlier cultures.

Even today, what can be classified as pica behavior is a normative practice in some cultures as part of magical beliefs, healing methods, or religious ceremonies.

Even prior to any interactions between Europeans and South Asians, colorism has been an issue for South Asian cultures.

Even in modern Western cultures, many people see supernatural forces behind every event, as described by Carl Sagan in his book The Demon-Haunted World.

Even in ancient cultures, Laconophilia was a tendency, not an absolute.

Even when this is not the case, and particularly in traditional cultures, grandparents often have a direct and clear role in relation to the raising, care and nurture of children.

Even though Scandinavians joined the European Bronze Age cultures fairly late through trade, Scandinavian sites present rich and well-preserved objects made of wool, wood and imported Central European bronze and gold.

Even more than the later encounters with the Aztec and Inca cultures, El Gran Cairo resembled the conquistadors ' dreams.

Even so, the monument was built by Bengali craftsmen, and its incorporation of Indo-Islamic design reflects the intersection of two cultures their union personified.

Even today, some cultures have certain instances of their music intending to imitate natural sounds.

Even though Scandinavians joined the European Bronze Age cultures fairly late through trade, Scandinavian sites present rich and well-preserved objects made of wool, wood and imported Central European bronze and gold.