Intangible Prim Media 1204 History Papyrus was first manufactured in Egypt as far back as the fourth millennium BCE. The earliest archaeological evidence of papyrus was excavated in 2012 and 2013 at Wadi al-Jarf, an ancient Egyptian harbor located on the Red Sea coast. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Papyrus Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102023 Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource jl384 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 629 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,30.030791247173767,31.236267071217302; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus Description An account of the resource Papyrus manufacturing techniques were lost a long time ago. The earliest use of papyrus dates back to 3000 BC; it was widely used before 8th century. In Europe, papyrus was gradually replaced by more durable kraft and parchment paper. Later, the Arabs spread the techniques of paper making from the East to the Mediterranean, papyrus was thus replaced by papers and its manufacturing method died out. As the climate gradually changed, the wild sedges gradually disappeared in the Nile Valley. It wasn't until 1962 that an Egyptian engineer, Hassan Ragab, restored the technique for making papyrus, using the papyrus that had been brought back to Egypt from France in 1872. Today, papyrus is mostly sold as handicrafts. Papyrus has extraordinary significance in ancient Egyptian culture. The ancient Egyptians believed that after death the souls of those who were judged could reach the heavenly land - Sekhet-Aaru, the "Field of Reeds”. The dead must be buried with the Book of the Dead, which was made of papyrus, as a guide to the afterlife. Today, due to climate change and the completion of the Aswan Dam, it's hard to see papyrus growing all over the Nile Valley again. Papyrus manufacturing techniques and existing papyrus documents are also in urgent need of protection. Several digital museums of papyrus documents have been created, like Turin Papyrus Online Platform (TPOP). In addition, the Egyptian government has taken steps to add papyrus production to the United Nations list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 17/04/2023 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource jl384 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17/04/23 Subject The topic of the resource Intangible Heritage Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus Ancient Craft Egypt