What did the people of old times use to do when there was no paper?

The earliest material used for writing was clay. After that, parchment was used. Bear in mind that in the earlier civilizations, there was a lot less writing to do anyway. Only after paper became readily available, did we start to devise more and more uses for paper, and more document, publications, forms, etc., that require it.


They also made paper out of papyrus.