What did the ancient West use to record the history paper? Before the invention, China first used Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

The ancients recorded knots. Later, symbolic words were carved on Oracle bones, thrown into the fire, and divined according to cracks. Later, with the development of metallurgical technology, some characters were carved on bronzes for sacrifice. With the development of history, great changes have taken place in the carrier of words. From Oracle Bone Inscriptions to bronzes, to bamboo slips, cloth and silk, to paper, and now to e-books. Before the invention of paper, parchment was used in the west.