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Papyrus Museum of the Austrian National Library, New Hofburg Palace, Vienna. * A version of this article appears in print in the 12 September, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly ...

This plant, revered in ancient Egypt, is regaining attention today for its healing, calming, and spiritual properties backed by modern science.

Site findings so far include papyrus documents written in Greek, bronze coins of the Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV, weapons, wooden tools and fabrics. Pictured, a button ...

Ancient papyrus is deciphered after 1,900 YEARS: Mysterious scroll is the 'best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus' READ MORE: Experts offer $1 MILLION for ...

His letter was written in Greek on papyrus, a writing material made from the pith of the papyrus plant. The dry climate of Egypt allowed papyrus letters to survive buried under the ground, until ...

Papyrus is a type of writing support used mostly in Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Papyrus comes from the Papyrus plant. The plant has been used for over a thousand years, and it still exists.

Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper" comes from. They removed fibers from the stem of the papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus ...

In Egypt, around 3000 BC, people started using the papyrus plant to make scrolls for writing, with the earliest one dating back to the reign of King Neferirkare Kakai.

Saada’s team began by recreating 1,000-year-old papyrus. Over the course of 120 days, the researchers heated samples of the material to 212 degrees Fahrenheit to simulate years of wear.

The unique disinfecting strategy could help archaeologists and museums preserve documents written on paper made from the papyrus plant, a material used for thousands of years in ancient Egypt ...