Writing systems evolved first on clay tablets before ancient Egyptians developed papyrus, a paperlike material ... as it would set the precedent for today's papermaking industry, in which trees ...

Women slice papyrus stalks at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ...

Papyrus sheets were used to write letters ... and chemical residue from the papermaking process can be reused. Paper engineers are conducting research to make the process more self-sustaining ...