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Ancient Cultural Inscriptions

Artistic representations of carved stones and cliff paintings featuring religious and cultural symbols from various ancient civilizations across Asia and beyond.

India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lamayuru on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road prayer stones.
India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lamayuru on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh road prayer stones.
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Africa, Chad, Elikeo, Ennedi, Sahara. Two bichrome figures with decorated bodies and headdresses, one carrying a bow.
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A grave stone from the Turkic period near the Sagsai River in the Sagsai Valley in the Altai Mountains in the Bayan-Ulgii Province in western Mongolia.
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The sublime reclining Buddha of Polunnawara in Sri Lanka.
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Archeological site (7th- 9th century) and Shiva pilgrimage site (Hinduism): rock carving depicting Laxman and Ram or Rama. Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.
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Dwarfing visitors  giant stone moai ancestral spirit figures stand at the quarry site of Rano Raraku  Easter Island  Chile
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Australia, the Kimberley, Raft Point. Wandjina figures, aboriginal paintings
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Hand signs on a rock, Cave of the Hands, Pinturas River, Patagonia, Argentina
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Republic of Colombia, Colombia, Tierradentro, Departamento Couca, Colombian Central Cordillera, Archaeological National Park Tierradentro, Parque arqueologico nacional de Tierradentro, archaeological sites, tombs near Segovia, remains of the so-called Tierradentro culture, shaft tombs driven into the rock up to five metres deep, burial chambers decorated with geometric and anthropomorphic motifs, Colombia, South America
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Part of the Crystal Trumpeters’, created in 1988 as a bicentennial project depicting moments of the Bible story of the Israelites including slavery in Egypt, Jericho, Queensland, Australia
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USA, Arizona, Anasazi pictographs in Navajo reservation
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Effigies of the dead in cliffs, Toraja cemetery, Lemo, Tana Toraja, Toraja, Sulawesi, Celebes, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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relieves en el muro, iglesia de Sant Felix de Vilac , Vilac , municipio de Vielha e Mijaran , Valle de Aran, cordillera de los Pirineos, Spain, europe.
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A group of men checking stele, Arsameia Ruins of Commagene, Adiyaman, Turky
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Buddha paintings on a rock surface in Bhutan,
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Gardens of Tepeyac.Sculpture ´La Ofrenda´(1986).Villa de Guadalupe.Mexico City..
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Indian inscriptions carved into a temple wall, Brihadeeswarar Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
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Karnak, Egypt, Africa two statues of the goddess Sekhmet , 1914 - Egypt - Auguste Léon - (January -February) (French - Karnak , Egypte , Afrique Deux statues de la déesse Sekhmet). Statue, landscape, sacred animal, temple, archaeological vestige, sculpture, supernatural, Egyptian polytheism, Nature , environment, animal, housing , architecture, art, human beings, religion, Egypt, Karnak, another form, against setting sun day.
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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, the funerary steles of the Tiya archaeological site
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cross on the road cross on the road, Ermita de Santa Coloma, Albendiego, Guadalajara province, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21420121
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The Old Jewish Cemetery in the Josefov district is one of the most historically significant Jewish cemeteries in Europe. It contains over 12, 000 gravestones and presumably the remains of 100, 000 people, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe
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Tibetan colorful prayer stones with letters. Nepal.
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cromlech Vale Maria do Meio , Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor ,Évora, Alentejo, Portugal.
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Ancient stone stele of a Turkic warrior or Balbal near Khurgan Lake, Altai Mountains, Bayan-Olgii Province, Mongolia, Asia
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A Mahafaly tomb.  A Mahafaly man who has been a respected and wealthy member of his community will have the highlights of his life perpetuated in colourful paintings adorning his tomb.
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Eski Guemuesler Monastery, Cappadocia, Turkey, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia
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Symbols of the Dogon medicine man of the Koundou village, in Mali, Africa.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Unesco World Heritage Site,  Church Carved Into Rock, Cross Church, Tourists
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Prayer stones, prayer flags, Kingdom of Guge, Western Tibet, Tibet, Asia
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Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile
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Melted candle wax and gold leaves pasted on walls of shrine of ruined monasteries near Dhamekh stupa, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox
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pilgrim graffiti on the steep path up to the monastery, Skellig Michael island, Mainistir Fhionáin (St. Fionans Monastery), county Kerry, Ireland, United Kingdom.
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The Umbrella Stones kuda kallu belongs to the prehistoric period built by Dravidians, Palakkad and Thrissur districts, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Blick auf die Ruinen des Trikutalayam Kakatiya-Tempels, der Lord Shiva und Vishnu gewidmet ist, Monument aus dem 11. Jahrhundert, Nidigonda, Jangaon, Telangana, Indien. View of the ruins of Trikutalayam Kakatiya Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva and Vishnu, 11th-century monument, Nidigonda, Jangaon, Telangana, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416830
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Moais statues, ahu Tongariki, easter island, Chile. Black and white picture. Moais statues, ahu Tongariki, easter island. Black and white picture. Moais statues, ahu Tongariki, easter island. Black and white pic
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The old Jewish cemetery Josefov, one of the most historically most important Jewish cemeteries in Europe. It contains over 12,000 tombstones and presumably the bones of 100,000 people, Prague, Czech Republic
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Old mayan statue on the square in Copan, Honduras
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Moais at Ahu Tongariki (Easter island, Chile)
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A Dogon medicine man predicting the future with this complex set of symbols, and the tracks left by foxes in Mali, Africa.
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Guide pointing out ancient rock paintings at the Pre-Aksumite settlement of Qohaito Koloe, Eritrea, Africa Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-12072 Editorial Use Only
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Praying Madonna Praying Madonna in front of rock wall in Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, Portugal Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxDrechselx 8069988
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Nepal Asia Annapurna trekking circuit Mani Stone prayer wall  -
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Unesco site Senegambian stone circles, Wassu, Gambia, Africa
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Beta Giorgis, Bete Giyorgis, Church of Saint George, one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, Lasta Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Unesco site Senegambian stone circles, Wassu, Gambia, Africa
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Bet Giyorgis Rock-Hewn Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Asia, South Korea, Jeju Island, Seogwipo City, Dol Hareubang (harubang) protection and fertility statue
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The Stone Circles of Wassu, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Wassu, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Village Tribal Gods sun moon peacock snake Saputara, Gujarat india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox
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Mexico, Chiapas, Metzabok, Selva Lacandona, North America. The ancient sacred Mayan paintings at Metzabok.
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Sculptures of The Geneleos Group, Sacred Way, Heraion of Samos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ireo, Samos Island, North Aegean, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe Copyright: KarolxKozlowski 1245-3376
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A picture of the Virgen de las Nieves sanctuary at sunset
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Arabia, Arabian peninsula, Sultanate of Oman, peninsula Musandam, Jebel Harim, man looks at rock paintings
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cromlech Vale Maria do Meio , Nossa Senhora da Graça do Divor ,Évora, Alentejo, Portugal.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE - ARCHEOLOGISTS UNBURYING THE SCULPTURES OF SOLDIERS-3TH CENTURY BCE. Location: MAUSOLEO DE QIN SHI HUANG. China.
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Ovoos, religious site, Ogoy island, Siberia, Russian Federation
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Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Society Islands, Raiatea. Altar at Taputapuatea Marae, once considered the central temple and religious center of Eastern Polynesia.
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Inca figure, creation of Hector Cruz, Pachamana Inca Museum, Amaicha, Tucuman Province, Argentina, deities, deity, South America
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ethiopia, lalibela
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Statues of gods of Easter Island Statues of the gods of Easter Island. Ancient statues of ancient civilization on Easter Island. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DenisxPomortsevx 16506248
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Aztec calendar Piedra del Sol, National Museum Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America
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View of Buddhist paintings on a cliff above the Ariyabal Meditation temple in Gorkhi Terelj National Park, which is 60 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Dreamtime Serpent, made by Wangkangurru Yarluyandi people, near Betoota, Queensland, Australia.
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Infographics on ballgame in Maya society, its rules and ceremonial and religious beliefs. QuarkXPress (.qxp); 6188x3921.
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