EGYPT-SHARQIYA-QARAMOS-PAPYRUS PAPER-HANDMAKING

(240117) -- SHARQIYA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman dries paperboards used in papyrus-paper making at villager Sayed's papyrus papermaking workshop at Qaramos village in Sharqiya province, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2024. The creation of papyrus paper, a significant invention by ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BC, was reinvented by experts last century. Today, Qaramos village, located 100 km north of Cairo in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, stands as Egypt's sole producer of handmade papyrus paper with ancient techniques. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)