the egyptians used papyrus to write on.papyrus was derived from a plant and it was used instead of paper Papyrus or paper reed (Cyperus papyrus) is a plant used by the ancient Egyptians to make paper...
Papyrus was the new thing for egyptians back then. We probably think of papyrus as paper when we think of it at all. True, the principle importance of papyrus was as a surface for writing and...
It was a very simple but long process. Dense growths of the Cyperus papyrus plant were a typical feature of ancient Egypt; it was particularly common in the Delta. The stems were first cut lengthways...