stackyFACTSCarving official decrees into massive chunks of limestone looks fantastic, but it is a terrible way to send a quick memo.
Carving official decrees into massive chunks of limestone looks fantastic, but it is a terrible way to send a quick memo. Administrators quickly realized that chiseling tax records was destroying their wrists and slowing down commerce. By flattening and weaving the pith of river reeds, they created a lightweight, easily scrollable medium. Papyrus revolutionized record-keeping simply because bureaucrats were tired of lifting rocks.
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