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The Evolution of Writing: From Petroglyphs to Papyrus and Beyond

This exploration traces the history of writing and printing, starting from ancient petroglyphs—images carved into rock surfaces—to pictographs and hieroglyphics, which represent objects and concepts in ancient cultures. The journey continues with the creation of the first alphabet in 1000 B.C. and the use of papyrus as an early writing medium, facilitating storytelling and record-keeping. The significance of the Library of Alexandria, a monumental repository of knowledge containing numerous scrolls, is also discussed, alongside the challenges posed by scribing and carving methods in preserving literature.

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The Evolution of Writing: From Petroglyphs to Papyrus and Beyond

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  1. Evolution of Writing and Printing

  2. Where we left off… • Petroglyph: Images created by removing part of a rock surfaces by pecking and carving • Pictograph: An image drawn or painted on a rock face

  3. …all of which evolved into… • Simplified petroglyphs that represented numbers and countable objects.

  4. A New Definition: • Hieroglyphics: A simple form of alphabet in which each character represents an object or concept in everyday life. • Note the recurrent use of STONE.

  5. In the 1000 B.C. era, Egyptian Hieroglyphs evolved into the first alphabet. • Scribed on Papyrus Scrolls using primitive inks.

  6. Papyrus • Papyrus: An early form of paper, usually used in rolls, made from the pulp of the papyrus plant.

  7. Early papyrus scrolls were inscribed with primitive letters to record stories of a culture or census data.

  8. Papyrus as a story-telling medium “The Heracles Papyrus”- 3rd Century A.D.

  9. The Library of Alexandria • Built by Ptolemy the 2nd in 300 B.C. • Said to contain more than 700,000 papyrus scrolls, encompassing all facets of human knowledge. • Library destroyed in military conquests sometime between 48 B.C. and 642 A.D.

  10. What is the Problem with Scribing and Carving?

  11. Your Assignment (roughly associated with this slide show…)“The Power of the Pen” Literary Magazine Cover Project.

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