The Archaeology of Notebooks - Tea-break 37
I hope that you have a writing utensil handy, because you’ll want to make some notes for this one! In this episode, Matilda takes a dive into the origins and archaeology of the simple notebook. But what actually is a notebook? What materials have they been made from throughout history? And did an ancient Egyptian king really predict AI? Listen in to find out!
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Show Notes
I hope that you have a writing utensil handy, because you’ll want to make some notes for this one! In this episode, Matilda takes a dive into the origins and archaeology of the simple notebook. But what actually is a notebook? What materials have they been made from throughout history? And did an ancient Egyptian king really predict AI? Listen in to find out!
Transcripts
For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/37
Links
- The Archaeologist’s Teacup blog post on notebooks
- Archaeology magazine article on the history of writing
- Smithsonian article on world’s oldest papyrus
- Article on wax tablets
- Article on clay tablets
- Clay tablet example
- Article on paper making
- Article on book binding
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