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Papyrus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1029 words) |
 | Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that grows to 5 meters (15 ft) in height and was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. |
| Papyrus is first known to have been used in Ancient Egypt (at least as far back as the First dynasty), but it was also widely used throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as inland parts of Europe and south-west Asia. |
| Papyrus was used as late as the 1100s in the Byzantine Empire, but there are no known surviving examples. |
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