{"id":236,"date":"2023-04-17T18:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:25:08","slug":"papyrus-main","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/papyrus-main\/","title":{"rendered":"Papyrus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Egyptian Museum<\/strong> – Oldest papyrus ever discovered<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Papyrus in the history<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

History of Papyrus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, is a kind of wetland sedge, was used by ancient Egyptians to make papyrus paper. The papyrus plant was once covered the Nile Delta, the earliest use of it can be traced back to the First Dynasty. The ancient Egyptians also use it to make reed boats, ropes, and other daily necessities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The texture of papyrus was not as ideal as that of today’s paper, it\u2019s not pliable enough, and can\u2019t be folded. It is easily damaged by moisture in a humid environment, therefore, even though the Byzantine Empire still used papyrus for important documents in the 11th century, few European papyrus documents survive to this day. In Europe, papyrus was gradually replaced by vellum and parchment as they were better adapted to the local environment. However, in dry Egypt, the cheapness and ease of production of papyrus made it the main carrier of literature for a long time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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