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Archaeologists Find Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon
(nytimes.com)
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wglb
2 days ago
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jnrk
1 hour ago
Mirror:
https://archive.is/9IF4W
vednig
2 days ago
Looks like a giant wireless charger
tigerlily
30 minutes ago
Anyone else instantly picture the Glyph of Gallantry lying amongst jungle vegetation in a Heroes of Might and Magic 3 map?
andsoitis
2 days ago
These aren’t glyphs. A glyph is a visual symbol used to represent a character, sound, or idea in writing.
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yorwba
1 hour ago
There are other meanings that don't require the carving to be a form of writing:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geoglyph
aa-jv
43 minutes ago
They're geoglyphs, which are symbols encoded in the earth.
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