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Pretty sure paper was invented a bit earlier?
You may be thinking of other media for writing like papyrus or animal hides
Paper was invented in China by Cai Lun who died in 121 CE. It's definitely a lot older than 179 years ago.
I assume with "-179" OP means 179 years BC, not 179 years ago
I would argue that last time I checked we arent living in the year 1. In common usage -179 was 2023 - (-179) -1 = 2201 years ago
(the -1 is because there is no year 0)