Editing Cork (material) (section)

==History==
[[File:Liege-algerie.jpg|thumb|Harvesting of cork from the forests of Algeria, 1930]]
Cork is a natural material used by humans for over 5,000 years. It is a material whose applications have been known since [[Ancient history|antiquity]], especially in floating devices and as stopper for [[beverages]], mainly [[wine]], whose market, from the early twentieth century, had a massive expansion, particularly due to the development of several cork-based agglomerates.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal
 | last          = Gil
 | first         = Luís
 | date          = 2014-04-11
 | title         = Cork: a strategic material
 | journal       = Frontiers in Chemistry
 | volume        = 2
 | page          = 16
 | doi           = 10.3389/fchem.2014.00016
 | issn          = 2296-2646
 | pmc           = 3990040
 | pmid          = 24790984
 | bibcode       = 2014FrCh....2...16G
 | doi-access    = free
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}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]]  Text was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].</ref>

In [[China]], [[Egypt]], [[Babylon]], and [[Persia]] from about 3000 BC, cork was already used for sealing [[container]]s, fishing equipment, and domestic applications. In [[ancient Greece]] (1600 to 1100 years BC) cork was used in [[footwear]], to manufacture a type of [[sandal]]s attached to the foot by straps, generally [[leather]] and with a sole in cork or leather.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web
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 | first         =
 | title         = Cork: culture, nature, future
 | url           = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqCLi07ghY
 | date          = 2010
 | work          = Santa Maria de Lamas: Press Release
 | publisher     = APCOR Cork Information Bureau (Facebook: CorkInWorld)
 | access-date   = 2022-12-10
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal
 | last1         = Duarte
 | first1        = Ana Paula
 | last2         = Bordado
 | first2        = João Carlos
 | title         = Cork – a renewable raw material: forecast of industrial potential and development priorities
 | date          = 2015-02-02
 | journal       =  Frontiers in Materials
 | volume = 2
 | page = 2
 | doi           = 10.3389/fmats.2015.00002
| bibcode = 2015FrMat...2....2D
 | doi-access = free
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In the second century AD, a Greek physician, [[Dioscorides]], noted several medical applications of cork, mainly for hair loss treatment.<ref name=":0" /> Nowadays, the majority of people know cork for its use as stoppers in [[wine]] [[bottle]]s. The innovation of using cork as stopper can be traced back to the late 17th century, attributed to [[Dom Pérignon (monk)|Dom Pierre Pérignon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kebler |first=Denis C. |date=2023-02-20 |title=What is a cork made of |url=https://sraml.com/what-is-a-cork-made-of/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Sraml |language=en-US}}</ref> Cork stoppers were adopted in 1729 by [[Ruinart (Champagne)|Ruinart]] and in 1973 by [[Moët & Chandon|Moët et Chandon]].<ref name="Duarte 2015"/>