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 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 the oldest agricultural cultures ( 4500 BC to 3300 BC ) left behind only little evidence of settlement.

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 earlier than this collection, it is referred to by Procopius of Gaza ( c. 465-528 ), and Methodius appeals to Justin in support of his interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15: 50 in a way which makes it natural to assume the existence of a treatise on the subject, to say nothing of other traces of a connection in thought both here, in Irenaeus ( V., ii .- xiii.

Even the cracks of kitchen counters are thoroughly scrubbed, for example, to remove any traces of flour and yeast, however small.

Even older traces of human presence were found in the hamlets of Meyernberg: pieces of pottery and wooden crockery were dated to the 9th century based on their decoration.

Even before the rise of the Caesars, there are traces of a " regal spirituality " in Roman society.

Even though the origins of Hercules are undoubetdly Greek his figure underwent an early assimilation into Italic local religions and might even preserve traces of an association to Indoiranian deity Trita Apya that in Greece have not survived.

Even though this mass settlement approached the size of the settlement of the French settlement of Quebec, it has assimilated into the English-speaking mainstream to a much greater extent than other French colonial groups, and has left few traces of cultural influence.

Even past fifty, she retained traces of her youthful freshness.

Even among the pro-Qing Mongols, traces of the alternative tradition survived.

Even today traces of the blood-lime mix can be seen coming through the paintwork.

Even today many traces of the 400-year Roman occupation can be found ; for example, the famous ' Römerschatz ' ( roman treasure ) which is shown in the Gäubodenmuseum.

Even the beginnings of rap music in Israel portray the dominant and significant nature of the Western world on global music, since no traces of hip-hop existed in Israel prior to its introduction by DJ Leron Teeni on his widely broadcast radio show.

Even the local road surface had been filtered for traces, marking the end of the current mining operation.

Even traces of dirt greatly reduce the amount of light that passes through the lens and can cause signal dropout.

Even now people look for traces of gold particles in its sandy beds.

Even if true, it is not enough to explain the disappearance of an extensive literature without leaving any traces behind.

Even in domains where detailed and predictive understanding is still lacking, but where some explanations are possible, as with lightning and weather and earthquakes, the appropriate kind of human action has been more adequately indicated.

Even if gymnastics are not the ultimate goal, the good tumbler will be a better dancer, a better athlete, and a human being with a greater margin of safety in any activity.

Even Professor Arnold Toynbee, agreeing with his son, does so in these terms: `` Compared to continuing to incur a constant risk of the destruction of the human race, all other evils are lesser evils.

Even if one wanted to follow the literal word of God, the need for people first to understand that word necessitates human interpretation.

Even though there are also reports of distressing experiences and negative life-reviews, which share some similarities with the concept of Hell, the positive experiences of meeting or entering ' the Light ' is reported as an immensely intense feeling state of love, peace and joy beyond human comprehension.

* Even though Eve had Adam for a husband, she was still a virgin ... By disobeying, Eve became the cause of death for herself and for the whole human race.

Even though all life is considered sacred by the Jains, human life is deemed the highest form of life.

Even though Agassiz was a believer in polygenism he rejected racism and supported the notion of a spiritualized human unity.

Even if the denotation of lycanthropy is limited to the wolf-metamorphosis of living human beings, the beliefs classed together under this head are far from uniform, and the term is somewhat capriciously applied.

Even though the human language capacity is finite, one can say and understand an infinite number of sentences, which is based on a syntactic principle called Recursion.

Even at the extremes, the amount of natural environment that is free of discernible human influence is presently diminishing at an increasingly rapid pace.

Even the focus of traditional ontology on the ' whatness ' or ' quidditas ' of beings in their substantial, standing presence can be shifted to pose the question of the ' whoness ' of human being itself.

Even though it is true that every human being seeks his own satisfaction, this sometimes may only be achieved via the well-being of his neighbor.

" Even if the human body originates from pre-existent living matter, the spiritual soul is spontaneously created by God.

Even more unfortunate is the expression of that hostility in the destabilization campaign developed by the US administration ... An important aspect of this campaign is misinformation and frequent allegations of serious human rights violations by the Nicaraguan authorities.

Even mystics, who believe that the nature of God is essentially mysterious to human beings, concede that one must have at least a minimal conception of God.

Even during pregnancy the mass of a human uterus amounts to only about a kilogram ( 2. 2 pounds ).

Even if the denotation of lycanthropy is limited to the wolf-metamorphosis of living human beings, the beliefs classed together under this head are far from uniform, and the term is somewhat capriciously applied.

Even though they are bulky animals, hippopotamuses can run faster than a human on land.

Even in daily, physical action, the flourishing human ’ s “… Act is determined by the higher phase of the Soul .” ( Enneads III. 4. 6 ) Even in the most dramatic arguments Plotinus considers ( if the Proficient is subject to extreme physical torture, for example ), he concludes this only strengthens his claim of true happiness being metaphysical, as the truly happy human being would understand that which is being tortured is merely a body, not the conscious self, and happiness could persist.

Even as animal domestication became relatively widespread and after the development of agriculture, hunting was usually a significant contributor to the human food supply.