When Was Asphalt Invented? The Hidden Story Behind the World’s Most Ubiquitous Material
The first time asphalt was used, it wasn’t for roads. It wasn’t even for pavement. In the scorching plains of Mesopotamia, around 6000 BCE, ancient builders mixed natural bitumen—a sticky, black residue…
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