what does petroglyphs mean?
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"petro-" basically means "stone" (you've heard of the "petrified forest"?)\nA "glyph" is just a mark or symbol (remember the hieroglyphics in Egypt).\nSo, petroglyphs are marks or symbols carved into stone. There are several places in Hawaii, for example, with pretty famous petroglyph sites.
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Well, as you can see below, it could mean a "Bold Rooster", or a "Bold Gaullian" (for lack of a better name for one from Gaul).  It depends on the context.  For instance, if it is from Caesar, it is most likely referring to the Gauls.  But if it is about agriculture, cooking, etc...you get my point.
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics\n\nhttp://www.greatscott.com/hiero/\n\nhttp://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm    try this it is fun.\n\ntranslates words into hieroglyphics
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We teach with symbols to make universal our message but for a deeper reason, we look deeply into those who pass through our pillars. \n\nWhen you ask what does a symbol mean, the question inevitably is turned back to you as "what does the symbol mean to you?" This is not meant in sport or jest or even to test you but as a way to quicken and deepen the understanding of both the questioner and those who would hear the reply. \n\nI will direct your attention to the objects and then let you reflect upon them. No, I will not answer directly but you may find your own answers just as valid as any Freemason here may give you.\n\nFirst, the compasses. Note, not compass. A compass is a magnetic device to find North. This tool rather is one of two legs and a central point in the middle. It is useful in scribing circles and measuring distances. It may be thought of as a tool of trigonometry, especially spherical trig. Three being a very good number for it: two legs and a center point. Reflect on threes for a bit.\n\nThe square is a puzzle. It is a tool for measuring blocks to see if they are even. Some suggest that the tool was originally four sided: a  uniform square. What an amazingly helpful thing it was to make bricks all the same shape and size! You could build cathedrals that way without having to chuck out stones that were the wrong size. All the blocks even. The buildings would stand tall and not sway over. Square suggests four.  Think of fours for a bit. \n\nSome find the shape the Compasses and Square placed together in interesting. \n\nSome Freemasons have a G in the center of that combination. Those are mostly the English and the American Lodges. The French Lodges have a D.\n\nMy Order has a Pentalpha (five pointed star) with a Yod (Hebrew letter) in the center of the star all inside the Square and the Compasses. Wonder what that would suggest to you? You know what? When we ask, we are told the same thing: "What does it mean to you?"\n\nYou may find all sorts of folks giving you textbook answers. There is a saying, "Those that know, do not say; those that say, do not know." \n\nI am a Master Mason in American Co-Masonry (Freemasonry for women and men)
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Meta- means change, morph- means form.  \n\nSee reference here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_rock
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This site has good explanations and images of the different symbols\nhttp://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html
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The Rosetta Stone was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic characters and Greek. Greek was more widely known so it was used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Uch Dam Pedium\n\nIf this is a tattooo you are getting make sure that you go somewhere who knows proper gaelic writing. I speak fluent Gaelic but i believe that it is gaelic slang but they ll mean the same. i use the most common.
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In the Bible it seems to mean that the apostles were given the ability to converse and understand many languages \nIn contemperary charismatic and Pentacostal Chritianity It is an uncontrolabble vocal expression of sounds not in any known language.In Hindu and Pagan Traditions this are also signs of having spirit or Gods work through you. A more melodic new age form is called Toning and may be done deliberatly as well as the compulsive , uncontrollable form associated with charismatic Christianity.
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In the Mayan calendar it's 19.18.17.0.4 9 Kan 17 Pop\nIn the Aztec it's 9 Cuetzpallin\nBoth daysigns mean Lizard and have to do with fertility. Some translate "Kan" as Corn instead of Lizard.  When I do readings and horoscopes, Kan usually represents the Muse, something that inspires you to create.\nFor lots more info on these calendars, see my web site and my blog (below) or email me.
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Hieroglyphic prounounciation was dicovered when the French historian Champlion found the Rosetta stone in Rosetta, Egypt. The stone is now found in the National British museum in London. The stone had a script in three languages: Latin, Hieroglyphic, and Coptic. At that time, the hieroglyphic lanuguage was totally dead and noone knew hoe to read or pronounce words in it. Ancient Egyptians had the habit of writing names inside of Khartoushes, which are oval shapes. So, as names are the same in all languages, they compared how names are pronounced to the letters and they figured out how each letter is pronounced.
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No one really knows.  The caveman had a type of writing in the pictograms s(he) painted on cave walls.  Native Americans used what amounts to grafitti thousands of years ago.  Most likely writing grew out of the need to communicate with people not immediately present, so marking a dangerous location with a warning symbol, or a promising hunting ground with a picture of wild game.  Gradually this became more refined.  Evidence of this developement remains in modern Chinese which uses a series of pictograms as an alphabet.
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They used pictures for letters. on this website there is a table with all the symbols that represent each letter.\nb=leg\nd=hand sideways\ne=flag\nf=slug\ng=fan\nh= weird shape\nl=lion.........i think you get it, the pictures are better on the website\n\nhttp://www.kingtut-treasures.com/hiero.htm\ngood luck.
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It can mean one of three possible interpretations:\n\nThe First Interpretation - An innate fear that you have always known, but you have hidden and forgot about it deep within your memories, is coming back upon the surface.\n\nThe Second Interpretation - A side-effect of horror-movies and ghost-stories...etc.\n\nThe Third Interpretation - A sign of negative sympathic suggestion, commonly known in its occultic term as "curse".
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It means "about" or "roughly."\n\nFor example:\nThe world population is ~6.5 Billion.\n\nOnline it's used for lots of things, including making decorative section breaks, such as this:\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nIf it's on top of a letter, such as with "ñ" or "Ñ," then it's an accent mark. (FYI - you can make these characters by holding the "Alt" key while entering the numbers "164" or "165," respectively.\n\nHope this helps.
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Era: Cenozoic; means "new/recent life"; age of the mammals began about 65 million years ago. Marks demise of the dinos.\n\nPeriod: Quarternary; started about 1.8 million years ago.\n\nEpoch: Holocene; you may see this as Neogene (think this has to do w/ plants) Began about 10,000 years ago when last major ice age ended.
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http://www.vancouverisland.com/005attract/petroglyphs.html\n\n25 k from my town, and I thought I was the only one. I get inspiration from petroglyphs, personally I do not necessarily think they are "religious", I think the ancient inhabitants of my town were "tagging".