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Which came first, books or libraries and when?

February 21, 2020 by Karen Hill

Libraries came first before books according to recent ancient Egyptian archaeological finds.

Early Egyptian libraries lent out literature that came pressed and fired into clay tablets.

It took a while for ancient civilizations to discover and invent paper.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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