The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving ... everyday ancient Egyptian language and a Greek translation.

As History noted, Napoleon Bonaparte had instructed his soldiers to look out for Egyptian ... could alter the meaning of a group of symbols. Thanks to him, the language of hieroglyphics had ...

Message sticks often feature engravings or painted symbols, lines, dots and shapes carefully crafted to convey specific meanings ... words or parts of words. Hieroglyphs from ancient Egypt ...