hieroglyphic
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A math lesson, for instance, might feature hieroglyphic numerals.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
"It is rare to find hieroglyphic writing at this Maya site, and even rarer to find a complete text. This hasn't happened in 11 years," archaeologist Francisco Pérez Ruiz explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
"In this Mayan site, it is rare to find hieroglyphic writing, let alone a complete text," said Francisco Perez, one of the archaeologists coordinating the investigations in the Chichanchob complex, also called Casa Colorada.
From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2023
Artifacts and hieroglyphic texts suggest Teotihuacan warriors or emissaries visited Maya cities such as Tikal in present-day Guatemala, perhaps applying military pressure to meddle in Maya politics.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2022
The next few meetings of the Egyptians were taken up with finishing the hieroglyphic alphabet and memorizing it.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Much like the Rosetta Stone helped scientists interpret ancient hieroglyphics, V1298 Tau provides a key reference for understanding how the galaxy's most common planets take shape.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
The Rosetta Stone, found in 1799, provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics; it was discovered by the French army and was seized by the British as war booty.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
A golden vent rests at its top, the figures on its grille appearing like alien hieroglyphics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
It looked like hieroglyphics, like some ancient language left by a time and a people he could never hope to understand.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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