Medieval Ink Pen Testifies to the Rise of Secular Literacy in Ireland | Smart News
The 11th-century tool may have been used to record family lineages and trade agreements
Source: smithsonianmag.com
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The 11th-century tool may have been used to record family lineages and trade agreements
Archaeologists excavating a medieval stone fort in western Ireland have discovered what they say is the oldest known ink pen ever found in the country. The writing tool, made of a hollow bone barrel with a copper-alloy point, or nib, was...