1 | Oh, those are hieroglyphs. | |
2 | People seem to assume that the Ancient Egyptians invented hieroglyphs. | |
3 | However, primitive hieroglyphs were probably brought to Egypt by West Asian invaders. | |
4 | Egyptian writing - the famous hieroglyphics - developed independently not long thereafter, under similar circumstances, historians think. | |
5 | This supposition was shattered when hieroglyphs were found behind a secret door in the Great Pyramid a few months ago. |