Egypt; it was both more expensive and laborious to produce compared to paper; and it was more fragile and sensitive to moisture, making it prone to break apart in damp conditions.

Invention and development

The oldest known archaeological fragments of the immediate precursor to modern paper date to the 2nd century BCE in China. The pulp papermaking process is ascribed to Cai Lun, a 2nd-century CE Han court eunuch.

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