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> I have read, they used so much papyrus, which grew
> in abundance along side the Nile, they nearly
> drove it into extinction.
It's believed that the original papyrus did in fact go extinct but I don't know when. A similar species has been reintroduced and is starting to thrive.
Mebbe along with Egyptian cotton we'll soon have papyrus products. ;)
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> I have read, they used so much papyrus, which grew
> in abundance along side the Nile, they nearly
> drove it into extinction.
It's believed that the original papyrus did in fact go extinct but I don't know when. A similar species has been reintroduced and is starting to thrive.
Mebbe along with Egyptian cotton we'll soon have papyrus products. ;)
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