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pictographs  

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  • Pictographs, sometimes referred to as pictograms or pictoglyphs, are written, painted, or engraved signs that express ideas or meaning in the form of pictures. In a pictograph, the sign takes the form of the object it is supposed to represent. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Pictographs]

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