Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics on walls inside the Pyramid of Teti, Necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics on walls inside the Pyramid of Teti, Necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt

Calligraphy, Kofuku-ji Buddhist Temple, Nara, Japan

Large painted letters on ancient wall, with statue of the Virgin, and wood shutters, Old Aix, Aix en Provence, Provence, France, Europe

Jabal Ikmah Site, world's largest concentration of well-preserved Dadanitic inscriptions, 1st millennium BCE, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

The tiny 18th-century Stavropoleos Church is one of the most beautiful religious monuments in the capital of Romania. Tucked away between taller buildings in Bucharest´s Old Town, the monument was originally part of Stavropoleos Monastery

Bas Relief of Hieroglyphics, Tomb of Prince Amenherkhepshef (Amenkopshef), QV55, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of Amun, Temple complex of Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Jamaa el Fna square, UNESCO, Marrakech, Morocco

Relief of Ankhs, Temple of Rameses III, Karnak Temple Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Egyptian Snake God Nehebkau, Tomb of Rameses III, KV11, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ancient Chinese characters on display in the Shanghai Museum, China

Ancient inscriptions on stone wall in Tamil language India

Ancient stone inscriptions in Singalese language texture Pollonaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Close-up of bas-relief hieroglyphics painted on the walls of the Royal Tomb of Ramses IV, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Close-up view of the hieroglyphics on the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall, reaching up towards the blue sky in the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Precinct of Amun-Re, Luxor, Egypt

Close-up view of the hieroglyphics on the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Precinct of Amun-Re, Luxor, Egypt

Hawaii, Big Island, South Kohala, Hawaiian petroglyphs, Anaeho'omalu,

Hawaii, Big Island, Puako petroglyphs, closeup of carving

Hawaii, Big Island, South Kohala, Hawaiian petroglyphs, Anaeho'omalu,

Hawaii, Big Island, South Kohala, Hawaiian petroglyphs, Anaeho'omalu,

Hawaii, Big Island, Puako petroglyphs, closeup of man on single rock

Hawaii, Big Island, South Kohala, Hawaiian petroglyphs, Anaeho'omalu,

Sarcophagus Exterior, Cairo, Egypt

Sarcophagus Exterior, Cairo, Egypt