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Ancient bushmen rock engravings (petroglyphs) at Twyfelfontain in Damaraland, Namibia
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in Utah, USA. One of largest known collections of petroglyphs.
South Africa, 1971. Neolithic drawings on a rock.
Standing next to a large sandstone boulder, a woman inspects a variety of snake petroglyphs in Utah’s San Rafael Swell.
Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Hail Province, Jubbah. Ancient petroglyph of ostriches and other animals at the Jubbah rock art site at Ob Sinman Mountain.
Indigenous people have been carving in rock for thousands of years as a means of written communication. Petroglyphs are either images, designs or symbols chiseled, carved or scratched on the surface of the rock. Many of these carvings have endured over the centuries and are still visible today. The image on the right side of this rock depicts a round face. Modern natives in this area identify this as a Kachina, or spirit being. Research suggests that the Kachina Culture came to this area around 1300AD. Similar Kachina symbols are used in modern Puebloan pottery and weavings which helps make the connection from past to present. We don’t always know the true meaning of these carvings or how to interpret them. And maybe it’s not our place to try. We can however enjoy them for their artistry. These petroglyphs were photographed at Puerco Pueblo in Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona, USA.
Hunting scene on ancient petroglyphs of the Tambvly tract in southeastern Kazakhstan
Indigenous culture
Petroglyphs in the Valley of Fire Nevada
Petroglyphs just outside of Albuquerque in a National Monument
Ancient rock paintings of an elk, Sweden
Rock paintings on a rock in a cave
array of ancient carvings on a slab of stone
Nevada, USA.
Twyfelfontein, Namibia - Sept 2002: Rock paintings and graffiti engraved on the rocks of the Twyfelfontein valley are presumably more than 1500 years old.
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Newspaper Rock is a petroglyph panel etched in sandstone that records approximately 2,000 years of early human activities. It is located near the Needles section of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, USA.
Newspaper Rock carved rock historical monument with a large collection of petroglyphs Utah USA
Rio Tinto, Andalusia, Spain. Red river with high natural mineral content
Indigenous culture
Stones texture nature background photo, High Resolution for 3D.
red rock wall, the detail of the Kings Canyon rock, Outback, Australia
A petroglyph panel illuminated by the setting sun at Sears Point, located off of the Gila River in Arizona.
Paintings at La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site near Santa Fe, NM. The petroglyphs were painted between circa 1400 and 1800 by Keresan-speaking Pueblo Indians.
Ancient petroglyphs decorate a red rock wall in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Texture of a natural rock
The gazelle of Tazekka, copy on a rock, surroundings of Tafraoute, Souss-Massa, Morocco
High on a cliff face, “intestine man” Barrier Canyon style pictographs remain in sandstone cliffs on public lands just outside Canyonlands National Park in Moab, Utah.
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Old Indian inscriptions or petroglyphs in New Mexico
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