What articles did the ancients mainly write before paper appeared? And compare the advantages and disadvantages

Paper has replaced expensive silk.

For a long time before the invention of paper, what did people use as notes? According to the literature and physical data, the earliest people used knots to take notes. When something happened, they tied a knot and solved it when they were finished. Later, he carved on the tortoise shell, which is called "Oracle Bone Inscriptions". After the bronze wares were made, they were engraved with inscriptions, namely "Bronze Inscription" or "Zhong Dingwen". Then, write the words on the pieces cut from the bamboo, which are called "bamboo slips". For example, a wide piece of bamboo is called a "bamboo slip". At the same time, some of them are also written on silk fabrics. In the pre-Qin period, in addition to the above materials, words carved on stones were also found, such as the famous "Shi Guwen".

Of course, the advantage of paper is that it is light and cheap, which is not available in other writing materials.

Of course, paper is not easy to preserve, not as good as Oracle Bone Inscriptions or something.