Explore the ancient tools and writing systems that shaped early civilizations through this crossword puzzle.
Lost Scripts and Timeless Tools
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Material used by ancient Asians for writing strips
- 2. Old term related to 'codex,' a manuscript volume
- 3. Comma-shaped mark used in ancient Japanese writings
- 4. Ancient room sometimes holding secret manuscripts (Latin root)
- 5. Holder for ink used in writing
- 9. Feather-based pen used before the metal nib
- 13. Ancient scraper sometimes used to erase wax tablets
- 17. Rolled manuscript of papyrus or parchment
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- 6. Small ink container carried by medieval scribes
- 7. Ancient Mesopotamian wedge-shaped script
- 8. Early writing material made from a reed plant
- 10. Ancient script of Carthage used in inscriptions
- 11. Civilization known for knotted recording cords called quipus
- 12. Reed pen used by ancient Romans and Greeks
- 14. Small, flat writing surface made of clay or wax
- 15. Technique of incising designs, also a form of ancient writing
- 16. Person who copied manuscripts or official documents
- 18. Symbol carved or inscribed in ancient scripts
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