Tuesday, September 30, 2008

PAPYRUS PAPER


About 4000 years ago people in Egypt, Syria and Southern Europe used a plant called Papyrus to make a kind of paper.

The people moistened thin strips of papyrus then laid them side by side on a board.

They laid more strips on top then pressed them and carefully beat them with hammer.

The papyrus dried in the sun and ready to write on.

No comments: