How did boustrophedon writing work in ancient Greece?

In ancient Greece, boustrophedon was a style of writing used in some inscriptions, particularly around the 6th century BCE. The term is derived from the Greek words bous (ox) and strephein (to turn), literally meaning "to turn like oxen in plowing".12

This method worked by alternating the direction of consecutive lines:
* The first line would be written from left to right.
* Upon reaching the end of the line, the inscriber would begin the next line immediately below the last letter, writing in the opposite direction—from right to left.12

This back-and-forth pattern mimicked the movement of oxen plowing a field. Additionally, some instances of "reverse boustrophedon" have been identified, where the document was rotated 180 degrees before starting a new line, ensuring that the text could be read from left to right with every half turn. This style was used before the standardization of writing from left to right.12