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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Noted that the oldest known fragment of paper dates to the second century BCE in China. Added photograph. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: OSU Extension - Basics of Paper Manufacturing. | Apr 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - 360documentaries - The Story of Paper. | Jan 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OSU Extension - Basics of Paper Manufacturing. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Agricultural Residues as Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Production: Overview and Applications on Membrane Fabrication. | Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Identification of paper by stationary phase performance (PDF). | Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - A Study On History Of Paper And Possible Paper Free World (PDF). | Jan 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - How the invention of paper changed the world. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Paper Basics. | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Paper in Ancient China. | Sep 14, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 10, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Paper. | Jun 14, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Invention of Paper. | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: St. Louis Community College - Faculty and Staff Web Pages - A Brief History of Paper. | May 18, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Library - Department of Preservation and Collection Maintenance - Paper. | Dec 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - History of Paper. | Feb 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Invention of Paper. | Feb 15, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Who invented paper? Ancient China and the History of Paper. | Apr 20, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Paper. | May 07, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Cai Lun. | Oct 20, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Paper Online. | Jul 26, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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