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Naymerith t1_iuxcolc wrote

They wrote on wax tablets but also things like leather and papyrus. The oldest found papyrus scroll I beleive was in 3000 bc, so it way predates the roman times.

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petalised OP t1_iuxhgnu wrote

What did they right with on leather and papyrus?

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Naymerith t1_iuxisf3 wrote

Speaking for ancient egypt, they actually made ink from a number of materials and, though more expensive, even were able to produce different colors.

Writing was done with different materials, for instance pens carved from reed plants. Like this: https://d18xwelq3wp3pf.cloudfront.net/community/blogosphere/wp-content/uploads/Rachel/Image_3.jpg

Basically, aslong as you have ink and are creative you can use anything as a pencil.

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