Red And Black Ink Used In Egyptian Papyri Reveal Ancient Writing Practices
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The composition of red and black inks in ancient Egyptian papyri from circa 100-200 AD, has been discovered by a team of researchers led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The analysis shows that lead was probably used as a dryer rather […]