Well James, only food crosses all cultures. If you look into the rain forests, even clothing as we know it disappears. And food is hardly universal - the grains vary from place to place, and farm animals don't exist in lots of places, and here in the US, we don't eat monkeys.(posted 8667 days ago)Are there any universal symbols? The sun comes pretty close, and babies may work. But I think you're looking for something that doesn't exist...