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Dhauli, India
Rock carving of an elephant, Dhauli, Orissa, India.
Frederick M. Asher
Indra; Surya
Rock carvings of the gods Indra and Surya in Bhaja, India.
Frederick M. Asher
Karnak: rock carving
Rock carving of a pharaoh in a chariot, from Karnak, Egypt.
Katherine Young/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Rock art
Petroglyphs located in the Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, near the...
© Carol Jean Smetana
Petroglyphs at Cocoraque Butte, Ironwood Forest National Monument
Ancient petroglyphs found at Cocoraque Butte in the Ironwood Forest National Monument,...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Petroglyph in Agua Fria National Monument, central Arizona.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Petroglyph in Agua Fria National Monument, central Arizona.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Pre-Columbian petroglyphs drawn by people of the Fremont culture, Capitol Reef National...
U.S. National Park Service
Easter Island: petroglyphs
Petroglyphs on Easter Island.
© Galina Barskaya/stock.adobe.com
petroglyph
The Dabous giraffes, a Neolithic petroglyph in north-central Niger.
© trevkitt/Fotolia
Petroglyph National Monument
Petroglyph on rock face, Petroglyph National Monument, central New Mexico, U.S.
© Casey Chinn Photography/Shutterstock.com
Twyfelfontein rock engravings
Rock engravings of various animals on a sandstone boulder at Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO...
© Karelgallas/Dreamstime.com
Twyfelfontein's “Dancing Kudu”
The “Dancing Kudu,” an example of a polished rock engraving, at the Twyfelfontein...
© Steve Allen—Science Photo Library/Getty Images
Arches National Park: Ute petroglyphs
Ute petroglyphs on rock face, Arches National Park, eastern Utah, U.S.
Jonathan Zander