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'''Papyrus''' was used like [[paper]] as a medium for [[Written Languages]], but was made of a plant native to Egypt. It went out of use hundreds of years ago, but some of it is made in Egypt now to sell to tourists as a souvenir.
 
'''Papyrus''' was used like [[paper]] as a medium for [[Written Languages]], but was made of a plant native to Egypt. It went out of use hundreds of years ago, but some of it is made in Egypt now to sell to tourists as a souvenir.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus Papyrus (Wikipedia)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus Papyrus (Wikipedia)]
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* [http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-scrolls-vesuvius-torched-over-1000-years-ago-are-readable-again The Scrolls Vesuvius Torched Over 1,000 Years Ago Are Readable Again]
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/science/scrap-of-papyrus-referring-to-jesus-wife-is-likely-to-be-ancient-scientists-say.html Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say]
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/science/more-progress-made-toward-learning-contents-of-herculaneum-scrolls.html Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams]

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Papyrus was used like paper as a medium for Written Languages, but was made of a plant native to Egypt. It went out of use hundreds of years ago, but some of it is made in Egypt now to sell to tourists as a souvenir.

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