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I decided to make my first project a small website about papyrus. Personally, I think the plant looks cool, but this is going to be one boring ride. Hopefully the creation of this site won't take any long than an hour (or so). Here it goes!
Introduction to Papyrus
Papyrus is an early form of thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that was once abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Papyrus usually grows 2-3 meters (5-9 feet) tall, although some have reached as high as 5 meters (15 feet). Papyrus is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt (at least as far back as the First dynasty), but it was also widely used throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as inland parts of Europe and southwest Asia.