jan 1, 2400 BC - Clay Tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC)
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Clay tablets were used as a writing medium, especially in cuneiform. Cuneiform characters were imprinted on a wet clay tablet with a stylus often made of reed (reed pen). Collections of these clay documents made up the very first archives. They were at the root of first libraries.
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Pre-Industrial Age of Media
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