Images carved or painted on rock by prehistoric peoples, such as the whale and animal engravings of the Bangudae cliff, the carvings of Alta in Arctic Norway, the carved Ingá stone of Brazil, the engraved map rock of the Camonica Valley and the painted cliffs of Guangxi. A site belongs here when the cited article calls it a petroglyph, a rock carving or rock art. It excludes cave paintings and carved monuments of literate cultures. The group follows the form the cited article names.
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Bangudae Petroglyphs (Wikipedia)
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The Bangudae (Daegok-ri) Petroglyphs (Korean: 반구대 암각화) are pre-historic engravings on flat vertical rock faces on the riverside of the Daegokcheon (Bangucheon) stream, a branch of the Taehwa River, which runs eastward and joins
Ughtasar Petroglyphs (Wikipedia)
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The Ukhtasar Petroglyphs (Armenian: Ուխտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) are rock-carvings found on Mount Ukhtasar near the town of Sisian in Armenia's southern province of Syunik.
Cochno Stone (Wikipedia)
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The Bronze Age rock art is found on a stone measuring 42 by 26 feet (12.8 by 7.9 metres), and was documented in 1887 by the Rev.
Rock carvings at Alta (Wikipedia)
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The Rock art of Alta (Helleristningene i Alta) are located in and around Alta Municipality in Finnmark county in northern Norway.
Inga Stone (Wikipedia)
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Several figures are carved in low relief in this set, suggesting the representation of animals, fruits, and astronomical features like the constellation Orion and the Milky Way.
Bedolina Map (Wikipedia)
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The Bedolina Map (formally Rock 1 of Bedolina) is a famous engraved prehistoric rock which is part of the Camonica Valley (Alps, Italian side, Lombardy region) petroglyph complex.
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art (Wikipedia)
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The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Chinese: 花山壁画; pinyin: Huāshān Bìhuà) is an extensive assembly of historical rock art that was painted on limestone cliff faces in Guangxi, southern China.
Indalo (Wikipedia)
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The Indalo is a Bronze Age magical symbol found in the cave of "Los Letreros" ("The Signboards") in Sierra de María-Los Vélez Natural Park in Vélez Blanco, Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs (Wikipedia)
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The Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs are petroglyphs carved into a rock wall between the boundaries of Angono and Binangonan in the province of Rizal, Philippines.
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