Some 5,000 years ago Africans in Kemet (Egypt) created a material on which to record and display representations of meaning. They invented papyri—a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant. It is the product from which the word “paper” was derived.
The invention of papyri was a significant technological innovation that amplified how African knowledge would be documented and preserved. Today, old papyri writings and drawings are rich sources of evidence that an expansive knowledge-base was developed in Kemet.
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