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Papyrus is an ancient form of paper.
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Why did they use papyrus instead of PAPER? It's all they had.
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 much the same way as we do today.
Nothing. Paper was unknown in ancient Greece.
Ancient China used paper for scrolls and for books it has replaced papyrus that was used in Ancient Egypt and is still used in the United States.
Egyptians made their paper out of the papyrus reed.
Egypt used papyrus to make paper , notebooks , pens ,and even pencils. ;-)
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This is thought to have been ancient Egypt, which perfected the manufacture of paper from leaves of the Papyrus plant. Papyrus paper was kept in long rolls, or 'scrolls', upon which documents and records werewritten.
The ancient Egyptians used a material called papyrus to write on. Papyrus is a type of paper-like material made from the pith of the papyrus plant, which was abundant in the Nile Delta. The plant's stem was sliced into thin strips, then layered and pressed together to create sheets that could be written on.