Ideas Transmitting Through Drawing

Petroglyphs

Eariest were dated to 10,000 to 12,000 years ago and it can be said that they were preparation for writing. Other writing systems such as pictographs and ideograms began to appear arround 7,000 to 9,000 years ago. It is possible to see different symbols in every continent. Each culture has different ways of communication and they have an intersting symbolic or ritual language.

 pre-writing symbols in different cultures

 Also Geoglyphs  are an other way of communication. They are large motives or designs produced on the ground. Most famous one is Nazca Lines in Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. One hypothesis is that the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky.