They used birch bark, a readily available material used for cheap, disposable writing. It is from these scraps of birch bark, uncovered by archaeologists, that we meet Onfim. Living in 13th ...

For example, the traditional birch-bark tray used to "fan" wild rice - that is, to separate the seed from the chaff - is generally made using birch bark, cut and folded into shape, then sewn with ...