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A petroglyph is a rock carving. A hieroglyph is a stylized picture used to represent a word, sound or idea in writing systems such as those of the ancient Egyptians or Maya.
The two categories overlap (i.e., hieroglyphs that are carved on rock), but there are many hieroglyphs that are not petroglyphs and vice versa.
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∙ 10y agoA glyph and hieroglyph have various similarities. One of their differences however is that a glyph was normally characterized by a single letter where a hieroglyph was that of an image. They are both forms of the Mayan way of writing.
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∙ 6y agoPositive geoglyphs are large designs or motifs constructed by arranging rocks or other materials, to be seen from afar. The Nazca Lines in Peru are prime examples of geoglyphs. Negative geoglyphs are large designs or motifs constructed by removing the patina to reveal another color of earth, similar to a petroglyph. Petroglyphs are images carved, picked, incised, or abraded out of a single rock, as a form of art. Rock art, that is. "Newspaper rock" in the United States state of Utah is a prime example of a petroglyph.
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Three early forms of communication were?
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