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Cryptic Glyphs of Forgotten Civilizations
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Rock surface carving often used by prehistoric peoples to communicate
  • 3. Science of interpreting ancient inscriptions on monuments and artifacts
  • 5. Sacred carved symbols of the Nile civilization combining art and language
  • 8. Artistic handwriting often used for copying ancient manuscripts
  • 12. Intricate decorative motif sometimes integrated with symbolic calligraphy
  • 13. Characteristic form of Indus Valley writing resembling seals’ stamps
  • 14. Bronze Age Aegean script deciphered by Michael Ventris
  • 15. Derivative Egyptian script named for its ‘popular’ usage among scribes
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  • 2. Ancient Mesoamerican culture associated with colossal heads and glyphs
  • 4. Technical term for standardized spelling systems in ancient inscriptions
  • 6. Mysterious undeciphered glyphs of Easter Island’s wooden tablets
  • 7. Disk inscribed with mysterious spiraled symbols from Minoan Crete
  • 9. Last word in many dictionaries; here a playful nod to rare linguistic elements
  • 10. Cryptic rearrangement hinting at sacred scripts of antiquity (anagram of Hierogyria)
  • 11. A priest who interprets sacred texts and symbols in ancient rituals
  • 16. Wedge-marked script inscribed on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia
  • 17. Hellenistic script named after an island, used in early manuscripts
  • 18. Irish tree alphabet inscribed on standing stones with notches
  • 19. The specialized study of symbolic carvings and inscribed marks
  • 20. Cameroonian script developed for indigenous language transcription

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