Photo shows an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century BC showing evidence of sewing, indicating that it must have been part of the oldest-known book, undated. The fragment was found in 1902 in the wrapping of a mummy. (Uni Graz,Kernasenko/Newsflash)
World’s Oldest Book Was About The Price Of Beer
A scrap of papyrus left on a museum shelf for a hundred years has been found to be a page from what experts say is the oldest book ever written…