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Photograph of papyrus plants under cultivation in the Nile River Delta near Cairo, Egypt

Photograph of papyrus plants under cultivation in the Nile River Delta near Cairo, Egypt
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Photograph of papyrus plants under cultivation in the Nile River Delta near Cairo, Egypt. The papyrus plant has been used for thousands of years to make boats, mats, mattresses, and paper. Ancient Egyptians used papyrus for writing documents on paper produced from papyrus plants. The Latin name is Cyperus papyrus. Photograph by Nathan Benn taken October 1974.

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Cairo, Nile, Nile River, Nile De

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Cairo, Cyperus papyrus, Egypt, Egyptian, Nathan Benn, Nile, Nile River, ancient, cultivation, delta, paper, papyrus, papyrus plant, photograph, plant, plants, stock photo

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