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936: 1515:). Its importance to territorial and anthropological studies helps many understand the in-depth descriptions and stylistic analyses of large rock art concentrations, which are valued by archaeologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, and even art enthusiasts. Referring back to these sites help social scientists understand and record the values that were important to the creators; it shows economic values or settlement patterns that were once a daily part of life. As a result, it is crucial to focus on the variable resources to understand how cultures were abiding with their environment. However, the rock art related sites at Little Rock can't be directly dated or analyzed. 320:. White paint is usually created from natural chalk, kaolinite clay or diatomaceous earth. Once the pigments had been obtained, they would be ground and mixed with a liquid, such as water, blood, urine, or egg yolk, and then applied to the stone as paint using a brush, fingers, or a stamp. Alternately, the pigment could have been applied on dry, such as with a stick of charcoal. In some societies, the paint itself has symbolic and religious meaning; for instance, among hunter-gatherer groups in California, paint was only allowed to be traded by the group shamans, while in other parts of North America, the word for "paint" was the same as the word for "supernatural spirit". 1567: 1535: 274: 77: 347: 562: 768: 1171: 2250:, who published his studies of San rock art from southern Africa, in which he combined ethnographic data to reveal the original purpose of the artworks. Lewis-Williams would come to be praised for elevating rock art studies to a "theoretically sophisticated research domain" by Whitley. However, the study of rock art worldwide is marked by considerable differences of opinion with respect to the appropriateness of various methods and the most relevant and defensible theoretical framework. 1524: 2140: 308:
for various human purposes, providing some shelter from the weather, as well as light. There may have been many more paintings in more exposed sites, that are now lost. Pictographs are paintings or drawings that have been placed onto the rock face. Such artworks have typically been made with mineral earths and other natural compounds found across much of the world. The predominantly used colours are red, black and white. Red paint is usually attained through the use of ground
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the earliest figurines to be around the Middle Holocene, suggesting two socioeconomic interactive spheres (one in the northern and one in the southern Channel Islands) and linguistic similarities between Takic-speaking Gabrileno and Chumash neighbors. These figurines share similar styles between these tribes, providing a history of interactive contact.
4553:, Fliegel Jezerniczky, Newbury, United Kingdom (1st Edition 2005, 2nd expanded edition 2009). An illustrated catalogue and bibliography of all known prehistoric rock art sites in the central Libyan Desert (Arkenu, Uweinat and the Gilf Kebir plateau). The second edition contains more than 20000 photographs documenting the sites. Published on DVD-ROM. 233:, drawings, etchings, carvings, and pecked artwork on the interior of caves and rock shelters. Generally, these either are engraved (essentially meaning scratched) or painted, or, they are created using a combination of the two techniques. Parietal art is found very widely throughout the world, and in many places new examples are being discovered. 265:, who view it as a significant component of their cultural heritage. It also serves as an important source of cultural tourism, and hence as economic revenue in certain parts of the world. As such, images taken from cave art have appeared on memorabilia and other artifacts sold as a part of the tourist industry. 49: 323:
One common form of pictograph, found in many, although not all rock-art producing cultures, is the hand print. There are three forms of this; the first involves covering the hand in wet paint and then applying it to the rock. The second involves a design being painted onto the hand, which is then in
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The defining characteristic of rock art is that it is placed on natural rock surfaces; in this way, it is distinct from artworks placed on constructed walls or free-standing sculpture. As such, rock art is a form of landscape art, and includes designs that have been placed on boulder and cliff faces,
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The UNESCO World Rock Art Archive Working Group met in 2011 to discuss the base model for a World Rock Art Archive. While no official output has been generated to date, various projects around the world — such as The Global Rock Art Database — are looking at making rock art heritage information more
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As a result from these archaeological studies, these figures provided context about spheres of interaction between tribal groups, demonstrate economical significance, and possibly hold a ritual function as well. Under one study by archaeologists Richard T Fitzgerald and Christopher Corey, they dated
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Cave paintings are found in most parts of Southern Africa that have rock overhangs with smooth surfaces. Among these sites are the cave sandstone of Natal, Orange Free State and North-Eastern Cape, the granite and Waterberg sandstone of the Northern Transvaal, and the Table Mountain sandstone of the
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The discipline of rock art studies witnessed what Whitley called a "revolution" during the 1980s and 1990s, as increasing numbers of archaeologists in the Anglophone world and Latin America turned their attention to the subject. In doing so, they recognised that rock art could be used to understand
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Hulkhuku, California, United States - The site of Hulkhuku is located in the San Emigdio Hills in South Central California. Archaeologists found that the rock art at the site was meant to be viewed by the general public and was not reserved for the elites of the society or for private rituals. This
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In most climates, only paintings in sheltered sites, in particular caves, have survived for any length of time. Therefore, these are usually called "cave paintings", although many do survive in "rock-shelters" or cliff-faces under an overhang. In prehistoric times, these were often popular places
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However, cave art is not the only type of rock art. While cave art provides the two-dimensional view on a rocky surface, figurines made of a rock material can provide a three-dimensional view that gives insight on indigenous views towards their visual arts. Many sites along and off the California
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Stylistically they normally relate to other types of sculpture from the culture and period concerned, and except for Hittite and Persian examples they are generally discussed as part of that wider subject. The vertical relief is most common, but reliefs on essentially horizontal surfaces are also
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In the deep sides of the chasms were deep holes or caverns undermining the cliffs; upon the walls of which I found rude drawings, made with charcoal and something like red paint upon the white ground of the rock. These drawings represented porpoises, turtle, kanguroos , and a human hand; and Mr.
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is one of the richest Aboriginal rock art sites in south-eastern Australia. Some of the more well-known and easily accessible sites are the Ngamadjidj Shelter (Cave of Ghosts), Gulgurn Manja (Flat Rock), Billimina (Glenisla Shelter) and Manja (Cave of Hands); one of the most significant sites in
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turn added to the surface. The third involves the hand first being placed against the panel, with dry paint then being blown onto it through a tube, in a process that is akin to air-brush or spray-painting. The resulting image is a negative print of the hand, and is sometimes described as a "
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Westall, who went afterwards to see them, found the representation of a kanguroo , with a file of thirty-two persons following after it. The third person of the band was twice the height of the others, and held in his hand something resembling the whaddie, or wooden sword of the natives of
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under cliff overhangs. Popularly, it is called "cave art", and is a subset of the wider term, rock art. It is mostly on rock walls, but may be on ceilings and floors. A wide variety of techniques have been used in its creation. The term usually is applied only to
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in the region from 1977 until his death in 2007, produced a photographic database of 1.5 million Gwion Gwion rock paintings. Many of the Gwion rock paintings maintain vivid colours because they have been colonised by bacteria and fungi, such as the black fungus,
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cave walls, and ceilings, and on the ground surface. Rock art is a global phenomenon, being found in many different regions of the world. There are various forms of rock art. Some archaeologists also consider pits and grooves in the rock known as
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The North Otago and South Canterbury districts of the South Island present a rich range of rock art in red and black pigments. The motifs used are mainly humans, monsters, birds, and fish, and are styles which pre-date Classic Maori traditional
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appears in the published literature as early as the 1940s. It has also been described as "rock carvings", "rock drawings", "rock engravings", "rock inscriptions", "rock paintings", "rock pictures", "rock records", and "rock sculptures".
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in Arnhem Land, a series of 571 paintings and a drawing, created between 6,000 and 9,400 years ago, show a style nor recognised by researchers in the field before new research was done in 2016–2018 and published in September 2020 by
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The archaeological sub-discipline devoted to the investigation of rock art is known as "rock art studies". Rock art specialist David S. Whitley noted that research in this area required an "integrated effort" that brings together
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symbolic and religious systems, gender relations, cultural boundaries, cultural change and the origins of art and belief. One of the most significant figures in this movement was the South African archaeologist
1903:. Dated at 28,000 years, it is one of the oldest known pieces of rock art on Earth with a confirmed date. Nawarla Gabarnmang has one of the most extensive collections of rock art in the world and predates both 4520:(cloth). For the "general public"; this book has well over 200 color prints with commentary on each site where the photos were taken; the organization begins with the earliest art and goes to modern times. 117:. A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history. In terms of technique, the four main groups are: 402:. Rock reliefs are generally fairly large, as they need to be to make an impact in the open air. Most have figures that are over life-size, and in many the figures are multiples of life-size. 2751: 1842:. Most of these rock arts date back to the late prehistory and historic period. Among which the well-known sites of Houmian at Kuhdasht, Khomein, and Teimareh in Central Iran are outstanding. 573:, the coastal seaboard on the west of the continent, which stretches from Iberia up through France and encompasses the British Isles, a variety of different rock arts were produced from the 103:
are human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed
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sketches are the earliest known documentation of Australian rock art. In his journal, Flinders not only detailed the location and the artworks but also authored the inaugural site report:
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site in western Queensland is opening in 2020. Cliffs on the property, for some time known as Grace Vale Station, are covered with ancient rock art, including paintings and etchings of
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are created by scraping away the desert pavements (pebbles covering the ground) to reveal a negative image on the bedrock below. The best known example of such intaglio rock art is the
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was revealed in November 2020. Their age is suggested as being 12,500 years old (c. 10,480 B.C.) by the anthropologists working on the site because of extinct fauna depicted.
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sculpture carved on solid or "living rock" such as a cliff, rather than a detached piece of stone. They are a category of rock art, and sometimes found in conjunction with
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Little Lake is a complex of rock art located in a specific point in time and space (in Rose Valley, Inyo County). Rose Valley is located in the boundaries of the cultural
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Haubt, R.A.; Tacon, P.S.C. (October 22, 2016). "A collaborative, ontological and information visualization model approach in a centralized rock art heritage platform".
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Haubt, R.A.; Tacon, P.S.C. (October 22, 2016). "A collaborative, ontological and information visualization model approach in a centralized rock art heritage platform".
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Bewley, R. H. (1984). "The Cambridge University Archaeological Expedition To Iran 1969. Excavations in Zagros Mountains : Homian, Mir Malas, Barde Spid".
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Prehistoric rock depictions were not purely descriptive. Each motif and design had a "deep significance" that is not always understandable to modern scholars.
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The first European discovery of aboriginal rock paintings took place on 14 January 1803. While on a surveying expedition along the shores and islands of the
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between the hammerstone and the panel. A third, rarer form of engraving rock art was through incision, or scratching, into the surface of the stone with a
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Within the island's rock shelters, Flinders discovered an array of painted and stenciled patterns. To record these images, he enlisted the ship's artist,
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Grace Rajnovich. (1994) Reading rock art: interpreting the Indian rock paintings of the Canadian Shield. Toronto:Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc.
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119. 178/2, 1939: "On one of the stalactite pillars was found a big round stone with traces of red paint on its surface, as used in the rock-pictures"
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Earth figures are large designs and motifs that are created on the stone ground surface. They can be classified through their method of manufacture.
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Although French archaeologists had undertaken much research into rock art, Anglophone archaeology had largely neglected the subject for decades.
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of Europe, rock art was produced inside cave systems by the hunter-gatherer peoples who inhabited the continent. The oldest known example is the
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Rock carvings made by Neolithic and Early Bronze Age people in Northumberland in the north east of England, between 6000 and 3500 years ago.
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Taçon, Paul S. C.; May, Sally K.; et al. (30 September 2020). "Maliwawa figures—a previously undescribed Arnhem L and rock art style".
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The archaeological sub-discipline of rock art studies first developed in the late-19th century among Francophone scholars studying the rock
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Henshilwood, Christopher S.; d’Errico, Francesco; van Niekerk, Karen L.; Dayet, Laure; Queffelec, Alain; Pollarolo, Luca (October 2018).
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period, having been found in Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Anthropologists studying these artworks believe that they likely had
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The oldest firmly dated rock-art painting in Australia is a charcoal drawing on a rock fragment found during the excavation of the
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International Federation of Rock Art Organizations, comprising 60 academic rock art organizations of the world. Some of these are:
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Balma dei Cervi post-palaeolithic rock paintings (Italian western Alps): anthropomorphic figures and dottings (DStretch enhanced)
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state. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the largest collection in the American continent and one of the most studied.
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are positive images, which are created by piling up rocks on the ground surface to resulting in a visible motif or design.
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Arca, Andrea (2004). "The topographical engravings of Alpine rock-art: fields, settlements and agricultural landscapes".
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items and significant components of their cultural heritage. Such archaeological sites may become significant sources of
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Trust For African Rock Art, East Africa, common terminology, "Rock-sculptures may often be symbolic boundary marks."
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represents the oldest unbroken tradition of art in the world. There are more than 100,000 recorded rock art sites in
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Rock art serves multiple purposes in the contemporary world. In several regions, it remains spiritually important to
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I. xvii. 126/1, 1920: From rock engravings we may deduce the theory that the desert was crossed from oasis to oasis.
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dating would make the carvings significantly older than Stonehenge (5,000 years old) and the Egyptian pyramids at
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Rock paintings or pictographs are located in many areas across Canada. There are over 400 sites attributed to the
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Bambata Cave, Zimbabwe- Animal paintings and human drawings are supposed to be age from 2.000 to 20.000 years old
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is based on evidence that the rock art is located in areas that were used by the public for everyday activities.
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had been produced during rituals. As such, the study of rock art is a component of the archaeology of religion.
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Association de Sauvegarde, d'Etude et de Recherche pour le patrimoine naturel et culturel du Centre-Var.
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Access to the ERA database containing over 1500 records of rock art panels with images and 3D models.
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accessible and more visible to assist with rock art awareness, conservation and preservation issues.
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or metal blade. The motifs produced using this technique are fine-lined and often difficult to see.
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Over 16.000 photos of more than 1200 rock art sites in the UK with relevant information and links.
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The late prehistoric rock art of Europe has been divided into three regions by archaeologists. In
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rockartdatabase, Global Rock Art Database (RADB) search tool for international rock art archives
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in Indonesia. It is thought that the designs may have been created by stencils fashioned out of
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found in the cave systems of parts of Western Europe. Rock art continues to be of importance to
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The oldest reliably dated rock art in the Americas is known as the "Horny Little Man". It is
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Although there are exceptions, the majority of rock art whose creation was recorded by
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was uncovered in the site in 2020. Rock art cave is 15 meters deep and 20 meters high.
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perhaps to mark territory, to record historical events or stories or to help enact
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of these pictures is impossible. Sometimes the approximate date, or at least an
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A site including eight miles of paintings or pictographs that is under study in
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Rock Art Research Centre and World Heritage Archive, situated in Tanum, Sweden.
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is estimated to be home to between 500,000 and 1 million individual engravings.
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1170: 834:(Eastern Sahara). It was discovered in October 1933 by the Hungarian explorer 6796: 6625: 6610: 6556: 6534: 6431: 6419: 6335: 6204: 6086: 6047: 6035: 6023: 5735: 5646: 5575: 5316: 5259: 5237: 5146: 5078: 5073: 5051: 4095: 4010: 3352: 3234: 3125: 3097: 3089: 3045: 3003: 2928: 2093: 2008: 1977: 1762: 1752: 1656: 1539: 1512: 1295: 1198: 1154: 1087: 901: 845: 831: 813: 302: 230: 121: 5166: 2877:'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest 2109: 1745:(World Heritage Site), Madhya Pradesh, India with rock art ranging from the 6544: 6500: 6481: 6436: 6236: 6160: 5917: 5912: 5868: 5495: 5377: 5341: 5321: 5173: 5151: 5063: 4764:, Rock Art of Jebel Uweinat and the Gilf Kebir plateau ("Cave of Swimmers") 4341:"Rock Art and the Material Culture of Siberian and Central Asian Shamanism" 3360: 3242: 2881: 2184: 2160: 2139: 1985: 1908: 1850: 1827: 1767: 1637: 1523: 1239: 1232: 1228: 1149: 1073: 968:– Rock art sites with figures of what appear to be antelopes and a giraffe. 907: 849: 761: 683: 535: 390:
Normally found in literate cultures, a rock relief or rock-cut relief is a
373: 218: 104: 6593: 4749: 2856: 2135:. Planning for an educational centre created from local rock is under way. 1941: 588: 6583: 6573: 6529: 6524: 6476: 6414: 6377: 6350: 6251: 6221: 6096: 6018: 5939: 5927: 5688: 5673: 5663: 5634: 5592: 5507: 5475: 5423: 5356: 5193: 5068: 4925: 2980:"Rock Art at Little Lake: An Ancient Crossroads in the California Desert" 2197: 1896: 1835: 1508: 1500: 997: 473: 453: 385: 365: 255: 239: 134: 127: 96: 4823:– Native American Rock Art in the Lower Pecos region of Southwest Texas 4725: 4635: 4450: 4233: 4061:"Indigenous story wall restored, open to visitors in outback Queensland" 3053: 3029: 1911:
cave art - the earliest known art in Europe - by at least 10,000 years.
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Rock art can be found across a wide geographical and temporal spread of
328:" in Australian archaeology. Miniature stencilled art has been found at 6727: 6620: 6578: 6394: 6357: 6320: 6216: 5803: 5715: 5542: 5443: 5416: 5336: 5134: 5088: 4999: 4967: 4743: 4695: 4647: 3571: 1915: 1892: 1781: 1746: 1559: 1554: 1378: 1334: 1324: 1314: 1248: 1194: 1077: 871: 827: 578: 341: 189: 69: 4916: 4605: 3964:"Bunjil Shelter - Stawell, Attraction, Grampians, Victoria, Australia" 48: 6635: 6404: 6389: 5987: 5972: 5897: 5880: 5798: 5683: 5624: 5614: 5609: 5532: 5411: 5299: 5225: 4992: 4982: 4623: 3726: 2120: 2065: 1965: 1927: 1885: 1854: 1527: 1484: 1437: 1252: 1033: 993: 989: 981: 749: 620: 615: 574: 511:
In many instances, the creation of rock art was itself a ritual act.
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and have been used in popular culture for their aesthetic qualities.
140: 80: 4817:– Examples from the Cîa Valley in Portugal and Magdalenian Rock Art. 4805:
containing over 18,000 citations to the world's rock art literature.
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Proceedings and Transactions of the Rhodesian Scientific Association
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Proceedings and Transactions of the Rhodesian Scientific Association
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A rock art site, mainly devoted to Valcamonica and Alpine Rock Art.
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Indian Rock Paintings: Their Chronology, Technique and Preservation
3266:"Kids' Fossilized Handprints May Be Some of the World's Oldest Art" 3197: 2128: 2044: 1723: 1504: 1304: 1213: 1091: 1017: 975: 965: 441: 313: 181: 109: 35: 34:, a type of rock art placed on the walls and ceilings of caves; or 4910: 4686:
Instituto de InvestigaciĂłn de ArqueologĂ­a y AntropologĂ­a 'Kuelap'.
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Groupe d'Études, de Recherches et de Sauvegarde de l'Art Rupestre.
4575: 1976:, wavy lines and geometric shapes are very rare. Found in 2017 by 1388: 1206: 6471: 6263: 6209: 6155: 5977: 5783: 5693: 5547: 5448: 5406: 5269: 5188: 5141: 5129: 4811:– Rock Art archeology and research from the Negev Desert, Israel. 4767: 4731: 4255: 2433:, 1861, Title page: "with translations of Rock-Records in India." 2064:. The pigments originally applied may have initiated an ongoing, 1989: 1953: 1904: 1683: 1619: 1611: 1456: 1446: 1420: 1411: 1368: 1291: 1224: 1197:
depicting a stick figure with an oversized phallus and carved in
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and World Heritage Site, known for its 10,000-year-old paintings.
809: 539: 360: 325: 177: 88: 4611: 732: 418:, are likely to be included, but smaller boulders may be called 6539: 6076: 6054: 5907: 5843: 5788: 5178: 5156: 5124: 5098: 4617: 3882:"National Heritage Places - Grampians National Park (Gariwerd)" 2234:, method, fieldwork, analytical techniques and interpretation. 2089: 1846: 1831: 1774: 1756: 1615: 1460: 1424: 1392: 1278: 1265: 1201:, a cave in central-eastern Brazil. The most important site is 885: 660: 610: 597: 555: 492: 391: 369: 167: 4779: 4713: 4563: 64: 6605: 6325: 6059: 6013: 5875: 5730: 5678: 5254: 5220: 4857:
Rock Art of the Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) Western Australia
4850: 2029: 2000: 1980:, the only other recorded examples are at Nielson's Creek in 1791: 961: 957: 889: 865: 861: 857: 823: 799: 419: 309: 214: 4900: 4448: 4231: 826:, near the border with Libya, along the western edge of the 744: 650: 6551: 6512: 5992: 5848: 5778: 5698: 5570: 5083: 4844: 4659: 1969: 1570:
Rock art in Balichakra near Yadgir town in Karnataka, India
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Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
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found. The term typically excludes relief carvings inside
4913:, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. 4820: 3631:"Australia's oldest rock art discovered by USQ researcher" 5863: 5629: 5587: 4755: 4689: 4085: 3072:
Fitzgerald, Richard; Corey, Christopher (December 2009).
3030:"Some Observations on Chumash Prehistoric Stone Effigies" 2124: 954:– 7,000 years old rock art near the ancient city Qohaito. 4876: 4722:
Extensive archive on rock art from all around the world.
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in France, although others have been located, including
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AsociaciĂłn de Estudios del Arte Rupestre de Cochabamba.
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Stone Chisel and Yucca Brush: Colorado Plateau Rock Art
4111:"Arcadian quest [The works of William Westall]" 3479:
After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC
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soldiers with different insignia and on the right side
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The cave paintings of Groote, Eylandt and Chasm Island
3747:"The Bradshaw Paintings – Australian Rock Art Archive" 3506:
World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India
2566: 2564: 2053:. Amateur archaeologist Grahame Walsh, who researched 1956:
variety at a rock shelter known as Yilbilinji, in the
1926:. Archaeologist Kim Akerman however believes that the 1678:: possibly the oldest rock art, likely dating back to 626:
Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in the British Isles
130:, which are carved or scratched into the rock surface, 4599: 3938:"Aboriginal Victoria, Grampians, Victoria, Australia" 3315: 166:
in various parts of the world, who view them as both
4770:, The rock paintings of the Upper Brandberg, Namibia 4322:
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
3817:"Archaeologists reveal rock art's big little secret" 3601:
Saudi Arabia camel carvings dated to prehistoric era
2857:"Call this ancient rock carving 'little horny man'." 2220:
contains Māori artwork made from ochre and charcoal.
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in the Northern Territory has a large collection of
978:– Flat top mountain complex with rock art in a cave. 4614:
SocietĂ  Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell'Uomo.
3789: 3165:O'Sullivan, Rebecca (2018). "East Asia: Rock Art". 2711:"NYERO & OTHER ROCK ARTSITES IN EASTERN UGANDA" 2561: 1914:In 2008 rock art depicting what is thought to be a 1853:are estimated to be 7,000 to 8,000 years old. This 1470:
Little Lake, Rose Valley, California, United States
4538:, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque NM, 4086:McCarthy, Frederick D.; Australian Museum (1960). 4040:. ABC Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3503:Javid, Ali; JāvÄ«d, Ê»AlÄ«; Javeed, Tabassum (2008). 3289: 3126:"Animal Effigies from Coastal Southern California" 2973: 2971: 2396:177, 1874: "The long rock-inscription of HamamĂąt." 2068:relationship between black fungi and red bacteria. 1826:Mountain range. But there are many other sites in 1466:SerranĂ­a La Lindosa, Guaviare Department, Colombia 4867:UNESCO World Heritage: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 4728:A digital archive of the Rock Art of Alta, Norway 4680:Grupo Cubano de Investigaciones de Arte Rupestre. 1918:was discovered on the north-western coast of the 6794: 4620:Association des Amis de l'art Rupestre Saharien. 3616:Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia 3502: 2774:Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (1973) 2088:, which is the only known rock art depiction of 4534:Rohn, Arthur H. and Ferguson, William M, 2006, 4316:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 318–349. 3864:"Ancient rock art's colours come from microbes" 3744: 3071: 2968: 1822:Iranian rock art sites are mostly found in the 330:two locations in Australia and one in Indonesia 4632:Archivo Nacional de Arte Rupestre (Venezuela). 4584:Australian Rock Art Research Association, Inc. 4469:. Walnut Creek, California: Left Coast Press. 4138:(reprint ed.). Unesco Press. p. 70. 3770:ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 3692: 3589:. Tehran: Allameh Tabataba’i University Press. 3534:"Chapter -1 Introduction to Rock Art in India" 3164: 3133:Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 2357:xii. 306, 1907: "The rock-carvings at Tegneby" 2331:41:57-62, 1946: "Domestic Animals in rock art" 472:Traditionally, individual markings are called 4941: 4668:Eastern States Rock Art Research Association. 2607: 2605: 2603: 2597:for example by Rawson and Sickman & Soper 2554: 2552: 1487:but there are still made of other materials. 748:Long-horned cattle and other rock art in the 312:, while black paint is typically composed of 217:; this definition usually extended to art in 4512:, Kiva Publishing Inc., Walnut, California, 2494: 2492: 2490: 2488: 2311: 2309: 1530:rock painting of India, World Heritage Site. 842:10 km westwards was discovered in 2002. 506: 4692:National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. 4364:Of Rocks and Water: An Archaeology of Place 2446:v. 88, 1865, "and bush art or bushmen art." 2299: 2297: 2295: 2293: 1550:, China. Thought to be over 4000 years old. 702:Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin 4955: 4948: 4934: 4451:"World Rock Art Archives to meet in Tanum" 4380:Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 4377: 4275:Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 4272: 4234:"World Rock Art Archives to meet in Tanum" 4025: 3982: 3688: 3686: 2634:"Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art" 2600: 2549: 2431:The Lost Tribes and the Saxons of the East 1709:Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions 4853:The database of European Prehistoric Art. 4740:Rock Art in Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy 4523: 3693:Akerman, Kim; Willing, Tim (March 2009). 3613: 3342: 2485: 2306: 2145:Chasm Island, native cave painting, 1803, 1877:Indigenous Australian art § Rock art 1258:Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco 884:decorated with scenes of animals such as 501: 147:The oldest known rock art dates from the 4602:Centro Studi e Museo d'Arte Preistorica. 4413:, 2007 (2nd edn), British Museum Press, 4175:Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand 4168: 4021:– via Taylor & Francis Online. 3874: 2902: 2290: 2138: 2039:The Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) area of 1940: 1565: 1553: 1533: 1522: 1169: 934: 766: 755: 743: 731: 587: 560: 345: 272: 176: 75: 63: 47: 4656:Associação Brasileira de Arte Rupestre. 4572:American Rock Art Research Association. 4108: 4058: 3683: 3584: 3433:Riddles of Indian Rockshelter Paintings 3402: 3169:(2 ed.). Springer. pp. 1–11. 3160: 3158: 3156: 3154: 3152: 3150: 3148: 3146: 3123: 2977: 2663:"North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone" 1674:Above 4000 meters above sea level high 1649:Oponoho (Wanshan) petroglyphs in Taiwan 1538:'Great King' neolithic paintings above 14: 6795: 4411:The British Museum Book of Chinese Art 4338: 4131: 3763: 3661: 3628: 3549: 3475: 3429: 3290:Davis-Marks, Isis; Davis-Marks, Isis. 3034:The Journal of California Anthropology 3027: 1311:Chaco Culture National Historical Park 1119:Mwela and Adjacent Areas Rock Art Site 514: 56:, attributed to Classic Vernal Style, 6119: 5758: 5024: 4929: 4449:UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2011). 4232:UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2011). 4162: 4090:. Sydney, N.S.W.: Australian Museum. 4067:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4031: 3792:"Miniature rock art expands horizons" 3722:"The Times Literary Supplement – TLS" 3528: 3526: 3409:. Abhinav Publications. p. 220. 3119: 3117: 3115: 3067: 3065: 3063: 3023: 3021: 2870: 2868: 2368:Rock-Drawings of Southern Upper Egypt 2051:Kimberley region of Western Australia 1947:Kimberley region of Western Australia 1094:– A World Heritage Site with rock art 878:North SÄ°nai Archaeological Sites Zone 480:. Sequences of panels are treated as 316:, or sometimes from minerals such as 6120: 4746:Database of European Prehistoric Art 4638:AsociaciĂłn Peruana de Arte Rupestre. 4324:, 1998, Cambridge University Press, 3143: 2862:22 Feb 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 2732:Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com 2254:International databases and archives 2036:has important ancient rock-drawings. 1697:Austronesian peoples § Rock art 1010:paintings was noticed before 1250 AD 856:at the converging triple borders of 467: 358:or carvings into rock which is left 229:Both parietal and cave art refer to 27:Human-made markings on natural stone 4815:Rock Art Examples and Image Capture 4626:Bolivian Rock Art Research Society. 4608:Centro Camuno do Studi Preistorici. 4578:Anisa, Verein fĂŒr Alpine Forschung. 4059:Larkins, Damien (17 October 2020). 3856: 3838: 3790:Flinders University (26 May 2020). 3450: 3423: 2903:Robinson, David W. (October 2010). 1646:Kangjia shimenzi in Xinjiang, China 1511:(an indigenous tribe/people of the 24: 4801:– A Bibliographic database at the 4485: 4441:, in: Sickman L., & Soper A., 4314:The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art 4169:McKinnon, Malcolm (29 July 2015). 4115:National Library of Australia News 4079: 3997:(3). Informa UK Limited: 208–225. 3664:"Ancient artists of rock and soul" 3523: 3496: 3469: 3396: 3263: 3167:Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology 3112: 3060: 3018: 2865: 2015:, can be guessed from the content. 1945:Gwion Gwion rock paintings in the 1720:, Indonesia – hand print paintings 1271:Sierra de Guadalupe cave paintings 1059: 643:at Crodo (Piedmont - Italian Alps) 476:and groups of motifs are known as 213:Parietal art is a term for art in 25: 6824: 6072:Megalithic architectural elements 4921:Texas Archive of the Moving Image 4872:Bundelkhand Rock Paintings, India 4557: 4508:and Weaver, Donald E. Jr., 2002, 4467:Introduction to Rock Art Research 4443:The Art and Architecture of China 4032:Weule, Genelle (1 October 2020). 3636:University of Southern Queensland 3509:. Algora Publishing. p. 19. 3436:. Sarup & Sons. p. 189. 3406:Prehistoric Painting Of Bhimbetka 2833:"Rock Paintings Bambata Cave (1)" 2588:HarmanƟah (2014), 5–6; Canepa, 53 2155:, British navigator and explorer 1690: 939:Rock art in the Adi Alauti cave, 913: 880:− tentative World Heritage Site. 143:, which are formed on the ground. 5759: 4644:AsociaciĂłn ArqueolĂłgica Viguesa. 4425:Indian Rock Art of the Southwest 3175:10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_3131-1 2018:The Sydney region has important 1849:that were discovered in 2018 in 1749:(c.8,000 BC) to historical times 1417:Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park 1006:, Uganda - World Heritage Site, 874:rock art site in Northern Sudan. 429: 329: 6691:Evolutionary origin of religion 4841:Gallery and Petroglyph Designs. 4732:Global Rock Art Database (RADB) 4716:The Trust for African Rock Art. 4710:San Diego Rock Art Association. 4536:Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest 4266: 4247: 4224: 4215: 4206: 4197: 4188: 4125: 4102: 4052: 3956: 3930: 3902: 3846:"Rock Heart – Australian Story" 3809: 3783: 3757: 3738: 3714: 3655: 3622: 3607: 3593: 3578: 3543: 3375: 3309: 3283: 3257: 3191: 2996:10.1179/1947461X14Z.00000000030 2978:Quinlan, Angus R. (June 2014). 2943: 2896: 2887: 2849: 2825: 2801: 2777: 2768: 2744: 2720: 2703: 2679: 2655: 2626: 2614: 2591: 2582: 2573: 2540: 2531: 2522: 2513: 2504: 2476: 2467: 2458: 2449: 2436: 2423: 2411: 2098:Aboriginal Australian mythology 1893:Nawarla Gabarnmang rock shelter 1810: 1574: 1385:Serra da Capivara National Park 1203:Serra da Capivara National Park 1160:Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre 778: 667:List of rock carvings in Norway 379: 107:; this type also may be called 4590:Cave Art Research Association. 4253: 3629:Barker, Bryce (18 June 2012). 2399: 2386: 2373: 2360: 2347: 2334: 2321: 2191: 1865: 1652:Temiya Cave on Hokkaido, Japan 1640:petroglyphs on Hokkaido, Japan 1408:Localidad Rupestre de ChamangĂĄ 1398:Vale do Catimbau National Park 1140:Nooitgedacht Glacial Pavements 930: 920:Boucle du BaoulĂ© National Park 350:Bidzar Petroglyphs in Cameroon 335: 58:Fremont archaeological culture 13: 1: 6304:Art of the Middle Paleolithic 5834:British megalith architecture 4750:England's Rock Art on the Web 4738:Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy 4704:Northern Cape Rock Art Trust. 4551:Rock Art of the Libyan Desert 4362:HarmanƟah, ÖmĂŒr (ed) (2014), 4304: 4003:10.1080/03122417.2020.1818361 3764:Zwartz, Henry (27 May 2020). 3662:Collis, Clarisa (June 2012). 2003:paintings. Ochre is a not an 1736: 1494: 594:rock paintings of Saraakallio 208: 160:art of the Upper Palaeolithic 60:, eastern Utah, United States 41:For the album by Magnum, see 6299:Art of the Upper Paleolithic 5839:Nordic megalith architecture 4890:Prehistoric Rock Art in Iran 4885:Worldwide Rock Art Selection 4400:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.10.013 4348:The Archaeology of Shamanism 4295:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.10.013 4171:"Otago places - North Otago" 3383:"Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka" 2953:. 2020-12-01. Archived from 2667:UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2127:symbols and the traditional 1930:may have persisted later in 1870: 1817:Rock Art in the Ha'il Region 1686:on the high Tibetan plateau. 1605: 1375:Petroglyph National Monument 631:Rock Drawings in Valcamonica 296: 195: 38:, a sub-genre of rock music. 7: 4917:Rock Art of the Lower Pecos 4911:Rock Art Research Institute 4833:British Rock Art Collection 4698:Nevada Rock Art Foundation. 4495:, 2017, Thames and Hudson, 3910:"Aboriginal Rock Art Sites" 3465:. UNESCO. 2003. p. 16. 3430:Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (2000). 3403:Mathpal, Yashodhar (1984). 3124:Cameron, Constance (2000). 2884:, Sunday, November 29, 2020 2406:Encycl. Relig. & Ethics 2262: 2204:have a rich range of early 2080:south-eastern Australia is 1655:Yinshan petroglyphs in the 1643:Helankou in Yinchuan, China 1631:Cheonjeon-ri in South Korea 1562:, dating back to 10,000 BC. 1453:Petroglyphs Provincial Park 1165: 1070:UKhahlamba Drakensberg Park 1065:Southern and Western Cape. 10: 6829: 6447:British Isles and Brittany 6368:Gwion Gwion rock paintings 4786:Tanums HĂ€llristningsmuseum 4762:Uweinat and the Gilf Kebir 4465:Whitley, David S. (2005). 4464: 4339:Devlet, Ekaterina (2001). 4311: 4203:Whitley 2005. pp. viii, 1. 3459:Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 3344:10.1016/j.scib.2021.09.001 3028:HOOVER, ROBERT L. (1974). 2921:10.7183/0002-7316.75.4.792 2620: 2498: 2315: 2279:The Kindness Rocks Project 2237: 2224: 2055:Gwion Gwion rock paintings 1952:Miniature rock art of the 1924:Gwion Gwion rock paintings 1874: 1801:, in India (several sites) 1784:, in India (several sites) 1694: 1663:Zuo River Huashan rock art 1609: 714:Tanums hĂ€llristningsmuseum 690:CĂŽa Valley Paleolithic Art 523: 439: 433: 383: 339: 300: 83:pictograph, Mazinaw Rock, 54:Dinosaur National Monument 40: 29: 6649: 6462: 6289: 6136: 6132: 6115: 6001: 5965: 5814: 5771: 5767: 5754: 5561: 5392: 5365: 5290: 5216: 5207: 5112: 5037: 5033: 5025: 5020: 4963: 3618:. Black Inc. p. 176. 3614:Griffiths, Billy (2018). 3604:, BBC, September 15, 2021 3227:10.1038/s41586-018-0514-3 2638:www.rockartscandinavia.se 1882:Australian Indigenous art 1593:Siypantosh Rock Paintings 1558:Petroglyphs in Gobustan, 1503:and the territory of the 736:Figure of a woman at the 727: 519: 507:Religious interpretations 251:, as a form of rock art. 4862:Rock Art in South Africa 4423:Schaafsma, Polly, 1980, 4135:Maori art of New Zealand 4132:Barrow, Terence (1978). 3090:10.1179/cal.2009.1.2.183 2284: 2214:Takiroa Rock Art Shelter 2159:made landfall on rugged 1777:town in Karnataka, India 1634:Daegok-ri in South Korea 1599:Zarautsoy Rock Paintings 1587:Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen 1135:Modderpoort Sacred Sites 1014:Swaga Swaga Game Reserve 760:Rock paintings from the 292:in Kakadu National Park. 278:Aboriginal rock painting 268: 85:Bon Echo Provincial Park 30:Not to be confused with 6679:Evolutionary musicology 6082:Oldest extant buildings 6009:Archaeological features 5528:Prepared-core technique 4821:The Rock Art Foundation 4260:www.rockartdatabase.com 3890:. Australian Government 3476:Mithen, Steven (2011). 2789:Encyclopedia Britannica 2143:William Westall (1803) 1794:, India (several sites) 1743:Bhimbetka rock shelters 1518: 1475:coastline, such as the 1284:Pictograph Cave Complex 1177:rock painting close to 830:plateau in the central 822:is a cave in southwest 52:Fremont Petroglyph, in 6641:Unchambered long cairn 6489:Mound Builders culture 5822:Neolithic architecture 4957:Prehistoric technology 4799:Rock Art Studies (RAS) 4549:Zboray, AndrĂĄs, 2005, 4221:Whitley 2005, p. viii. 3991:Australian Archaeology 3734:on September 29, 2006. 3482:. Orion. p. 524. 3078:California Archaeology 2984:California Archaeology 2546:Whitley 2005, pp. 7–9. 2528:Whitley 2005, pp. 4–5. 2510:Whitley 2005. pp. 3–4. 2189: 2148: 1949: 1680:~169–226,000 years ago 1581:Gobustan National Park 1571: 1563: 1551: 1531: 1331:Coso Rock Art District 1218:SerranĂ­a de la Lindosa 1190: 1125:Chongoni Rock Art Area 943: 802:– World Heritage Site. 775: 772:Chongoni Rock Art Area 764: 753: 741: 601: 566: 502:Interpretation and use 351: 293: 192: 92: 73: 61: 6316:List of Stone Age art 5518:Microblade technology 5466:Langdale axe industry 5064:Ard / plough 4366:, 2014, Oxbow Books, 3745:Bradshaw Foundation. 3385:. World Heritage Site 2579:HarmanƟah (2014), 5–6 2269:List of Stone Age art 2232:archaeological theory 2180: 2142: 1944: 1875:Further information: 1695:Further information: 1610:Further information: 1569: 1557: 1537: 1526: 1173: 1044:Kondoa Rock-Art Sites 938: 770: 759: 747: 735: 710:(World Heritage Site) 704:(World Heritage Site) 698:(World Heritage Site) 692:(World Heritage Site) 686:(World Heritage Site) 672:Rock carvings at Alta 591: 564: 434:Further information: 396:rock-cut architecture 349: 276: 180: 79: 67: 51: 6723:Prehistoric medicine 6718:Prehistoric counting 6701:Prehistoric religion 6696:Paleolithic religion 6674:Behavioral modernity 6031:Causewayed enclosure 5923:Abri de la Madeleine 5047:Neolithic Revolution 4596:Institutum Canarium. 4194:Whitley 2005, p. xi. 4109:Findlay, E. 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Index

Petrograph
cave paintings
art rock
Rock Art (album)

Dinosaur National Monument
Fremont archaeological culture

Gal Vihara

Nanabozho
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Ontario
archaeology
rock shelters
cave art
cave paintings
petroglyphs
rock reliefs
geoglyphs
Upper Palaeolithic
magico-religious
art of the Upper Palaeolithic
indigenous peoples
sacred
cultural tourism

Buddhist
Ili River
Kazakhstan

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