heiroglyphs in ancient paints adorn the carved surface of a sandstone slab

archaeologist archaeology heiroglyphs pictograms discovery egyptians logograms building chiseled cuniform language alphabet ancient culture imprint painted pigment royalty writing letters kingdom beetle falcon orange temple linear close color egypt horus snake stamp stone upper staff bird gray hawk oxen rock wall amun bee old red god cartuche cartouche egypt communication writing temporal iconography paint hue faded shapes sounds words meaning decipherable undecipherable mistake chisel markings mark duck repetition repetative name story history written historic historical cultural colorful vibrant crimson umber natural dye