ancient symbols
Petroglyphs and hieroglyphs
Ancient symbols are marks, images, or designs from early civilizations that carry meaning—religious, mystical, or cultural.
The phrase often appears in contexts involving archaeology, spirituality, or pseudohistorical speculation: The temple walls were covered in ancient symbols, a book claiming to decode ancient symbols.
The term can lend unearned gravity to decorative designs or modern inventions.
- ankhLooped Egyptian vitality symbol
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- cave paintingsPrehistoric artwork on stone
- caduceusWinged rod with coiled snakes
- hieroglyphsAncient Egyptian picture-writing
runes · vesica piscis · triskelion · cuneiform · tree of life · fertility goddess · Celtic knots · spirals · sacred geometry · ouroboros · geometric patterns · totem pole · tribal tattoos · tally marks · yin-yang · pentagram · ideograms · scarab
ancient symbolsemoji
Digital pictograph for messaging
QR codes · computer code · binary code · pixel graphics · barcodes