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 ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.” ...