Figurines could be made of stone, wood, metal, faience or pottery. Findspot Place where an ancient Egyptian remain or relic was found by archaeologists. Heretic Egyptian script used in papyrus and ostraca. It was developed from the hieroglyphic script. Hieroglyph A sign in the oldest Egyptian script.
Most hieroglyphic signs are pictures of people, animals, plants or things.
Hieroglyphs The picture writing of the ancient Egyptians. The annual flooding of the Nile between July and October. If the flood was too high, it swept away houses. If the flood was too low, it would not cover all the fields. Jakal A type of wild dog.