00:00In the Roman world, wooden tablets covered with a thin layer of wax were among the items used.
00:05A stylus allowed you to draw letters or numbers on it, then erase the text to reuse the surface.
00:10Other media existed, such as papyrus and wooden tablets bearing ink.
00:15These tools were used to write stories, messages, school exercises, or temporary notes.
00:20They show that ancient societies already needed practical tools to manage their activities.
00:25The history of writing is also the history of the search for simple means to preserve, transmit, and modify...
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