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The papyrus sheet, more simply called the papyrus (in ancient Greek πάπυρος / papyros, in Latin papyrum or papyrus1), is a writing medium obtained through the transformation of the stems of a plant, also called papyrus (Cyperus papyrus). It is though necessary to add another phrase to see if things will break. Its invention dates back nearly 5,000 years. It was used in Egypt and around the Mediterranean Sea.

The making of papyrus

Plato places papyrus in the category of compound materials, such as cork or rope. The Egyptians developed special techniques that are difficult to relate, because we can only use the only literary source that has been preserved on the subject, the text of Pliny the Elder.

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Conclusion

In general, the principle of making papyrus sheets lies in the superposition of thin strips cut from the stem of the plant, moistened, placed in crisscrossed and compressed layers.

(Source: Wikipedia)