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Ancient Rock Art and Petroglyphs

Diverse rock art depicting ancient figures, animals, and symbols. Styles range from petroglyphs to painted art, showcasing historical cultures across various landscapes.

Twyfelfontein's 5, 000 rock engravings or petroglyphs, ranging from simple geometric designs to complex friezes of animals.
Twyfelfontein's 5, 000 rock engravings or petroglyphs, ranging from simple geometric designs to complex friezes of animals.
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Africa, Chad, Elikeo, Ennedi, Sahara. A handprint on a cave wall superimposing earlier white artwork. Probably early Pastoral Period.
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Petroglyphs depicting human figures dancing (Stone No. 67 y), Beyukdesh Mountain, c. 6,000 - 5,000 BCE, Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape; Gobustan...
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A petroglyphs are ancient drawings on a large stone, Karelia, Russia.
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The Takamatsuzuka Tomb (Takamatsuzuka Kofun or 'Tall Pine Tree Ancient Burial Mound' is an ancient circular tomb in Asuka village, Nara prefecture, Japan. Dating from the 6th-7th century AD, it contains painted fresco wall paintings of courtiers in Goguryeo-style garb. The paintings are in full color with red, blue, gold, and silver foil representing four male followers and four abigails together with the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird groups of stars. The paintings are designated as a national treasure of Japan. For whom the tomb was built is unknown, but the decorations suggest it is for a member of the Japanese royal family or a high-ranking nobleman.
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Ancient petroglyphs seen at Parowan Gap.
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3000 year old rock carvings from Luine, Darfo Boario Terme, Province of Brescia, Italy, Europe
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Prehistoric Rock Art, Grapevine Canyon; Nevada, United States Of America
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Ancient Native American petroglyphs in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
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Aboriginal rock art, stencil art dated circa 2000 years old, showing depictions of hands, boomerangs, rock wallaby bones and emu feet, Art Gallery, Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon N.P., Queensland, Australia
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Cueva de la Pileta (Cave of the Pool). Cave painting depicting a mountain goat. Upper Paleolithic. Benaoján, Serranía de Ronda, Málaga province, Andalusia, Spain.
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Rune stone at viking Museum Haithabu, near Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
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ABRIGO DE LOS HORCAJOS. GRABADOS Y PINTURAS.
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Africa, Algeria, Sahara desert, rock paintings
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Libya, Jabal Akakus. Rock paintings
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Libya, Sahara Desert, Fezzan, Rock art at Wadi Mathendush, Fighting cats
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Sweden - VŠstra Gštaland County - Tanum, Rock Carvings (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1994). Bronze Age
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The Kizil Caves (Qizil Ming Oy; Kizil Cave of a Thousand Buddhas) are 236 Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township in Xinjiang. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 75 kilometres by road northwest of Kucha (Kuqa). This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road. The caves are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in Xinjiang, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries. Although the site has been both damaged and looted, at least 1000 square metres of wall paintingsmostly Jataka storiesremain.
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Rock engraving, Bronze age 1800-500 B.C., Himmelstalund, Sweden, Europe
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Petroglyphs created by the Hohokam Indians, who occupied the valleys around Phoenix and Tucson between 300-1500 C. E., USA, North America
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Hand inscribed on stone, Bronze Age. Artist: Unknown
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figura humana, Pinturas rupestres que datan entre el año 3.000 y 2.000 Antes de Cristo (Calcolítico-Edad de Bronce), Valosandero, Soria, Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla, Spain, Europe.
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ESTACION DE ARTE RUPESTRE DE DOMINGO GARCIA, ROCA B. PANEL CON CABALLOS. PROYECTO SIGAREP II.
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Argentina, Patagonia, Cueva De Las Manos, 'Cave Of The Hands. Prehistoric Rock Paintings Of Human Hands In Red Black And Orange 13,000 To 9,500 Years Old.'
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Rock carvings at Boggestranda on the Lang Fjord, More og Romsdal, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe
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Early 1900s ship with crew. Date/Period: 1915 - 1920. Painting. Author: UNKNOWN.
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Sweden - Vitlycke museum. Rock carvings of Tanum or Tanumshede (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1994), Scandinavian Bronze Age.
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Sweden - Vastra Gotaland County - Litsleby. Rock carvings in Tanum or Tanumshede (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1994), Scandinavian Bronze Age.
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Scotland, Angus, Brechin. An Aberlemno sculptured stone featuring Pictish symbols of a serpent, a double disc and z-rod and a mirror and comb.
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In the ancient Tombos quarry villagers skirt a statue from the seventh century B.C.
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3000 year old rock carvings from Luine, Darfo Boario Terme, Province of Brescia, Italy, Europe