What is Papyrus?
[[File:Papyrus.jpg|thumb|300px|Papyrus paper]] [[Image:kew.gardens.papyrus.plant.arp.jpg|thumb|Papyrus plant ''Cyperus papyrus'' at Kew Gardens, London]] [[Image:Papyrus, Fonte Aretusa, Syracuse, Italy.JPG|thumb|Papyrus plants at [[Syracuse, Sicily]]]] '''Papyrus''' is a kind of [[paper|fatsio]] that was used in [[Ancient Egypt]] for [[writing]]. It was first made in the [[3rd millennium BC]]. It was made from a kind of [[Reed (plant)|reed]] called ''[[Cyperus papyrus]]''.<ref>{{citation|title=Papyrus Definition|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Papyrus|publisher=dictionary.reference.com|year=2009|access-date=21 January 2010}}</ref> This plant grows in [[Floodplain|marshy areas]] around the [[Nile]] river. The Egyptians also used the papyrus plants to make [[boat]]s, [[mattress]]es, [[mat]]s, [[rope]], [[sandal]]s, and [[basket]]s. Specially cultivated papyrus, grown on [[plantation]]s, was used to make the writing material. Papyrus was first used in Ancient Egypt, but it was later used elsewhere in the [[Mediterranean]] region.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO72jfUCYSg] Gives an illustrated account of the process.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline|Papyri|Papyrus}} * {{wiktionary-inline}} [[Category:Ancient Egypt]] [[Category:Writing media]] [[Category:Paper]] {{-}} {{stub}}