# Is egyptian papyrus(paper) still Made Today?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 20, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-egyptian-papyrus-paper-still-made-today/442091 "2008-03-20T16:56:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-egyptian-papyrus-paper-still-made-today/442091/1 "2008-03-20T16:56:39Z")

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The ancient Egyptians made paper out of the stems of the papyrus plant, which is a reed-like plant that grows in marshy areas along the nile. is this paper still made today?

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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-egyptian-papyrus-paper-still-made-today/442091/2 "2008-03-20T17:04:34Z")

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If you google there are lots of small paper-making businesses who offer it. There are instructions for making your own, too. I’ve seen it growing in decorative ponds around here (San Diego).

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**Author:** ![aaelghat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-egyptian-papyrus-paper-still-made-today/442091/3 "2008-03-20T17:14:41Z")

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An Egyptian chiming in…

Yes it is available. You have to watch out for dis-reputable sellers though that make them out of banana plant leaves instead of from the papyrus plant. If it’s real papyrus paper you can fold it in either direction and it won’t crack.