WORD OF THE DAY
A glyph is a symbol — it can represent a word, letter, or number, and it can also be a mark that tells you how to pronounce a letter. In Spanish, the tilde — the wavy line in the letter ñ, as in the word señorita — is an example of a glyph.
If a symbol or mark communicates a piece of valuable information, it's a glyph. In English, each of the letters of the alphabet is a glyph, and in German the character ß is also a glyph. In archaeology, this word is frequently used for any characters that are carved or inscribed in stone — a hieroglyph, an ancient Egyptian picture that represents a word, is one example of this. The Greek root glyphein means "to carve."
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Calling all budding archaeologists! Explore ancient civilizations by learning these terms related to the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. This vocabulary list covers religion, government, architecture, and other aspects of these ancient cultures, as well as the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
