Earliest handwritten 'notepad' unearthed in London: Discovery of 410 wooden tablets gives glimpse into life of city's first Romans

Earliest handwritten 'notepad' unearthed in London: Discovery of 410 wooden tablets gives glimpse into life of city's first Romans

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Some 410 wooden tablets which were used by the Romans like paper for note-taking, accounts, correspondence and legal documents, have been discovered in Central London, 87 of which have been deciphered to reveal names, events, business and legal dealings and evidence of someone practicing writing the alphabet and numerals.

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June 3, 2016 at 06:47AM