Oldest Persian stylus?

Recent news from Iran:

The oldest Iranian Stylus, dating to the Middle Elamite era, 1550-1000 BC, which were used for inscribing mud tablets, has been discovered from Bondul Tepe, Fars province. . .

According to head of the excavation team of Bondul Tepe, Ehsan Yaghma'ii, the stylus has a simple structure and can easily be held in hand. One end of it is thick and triangular and the other is sharp and bold. The stylus is 9 centimeters long and is made of limestone. The inscribers could create texts in cuneiform by pressing the pen softly on the wet mud of the tablets.

Posted by David on April 11, 2005 7:52 PM