Ancient Rock Art

Depictions of prehistoric symbols and animals in petroglyphs and cave paintings from diverse global locations, showcasing early human creativity and storytelling.

Chile, Attacama Desert. Petroglyphs of llamas near Toconao

Chile, Attacama Desert. Petroglyphs of llamas near Toconao

Cave paintings Valonsadero Mountain Spain

Cave paintings showing men on rock shelters no 3 ten thousands years old at Bhimbetka near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Rock painting in the Unesco world heritage, Ennedi Plateau, Chad, Africa

ABRIGO DE LA ENFERMERIA II (109/3-2R): FIGURA 5 (DOS LINEAS).

USA, California, Little Petroglyph Canyon, Ridgecrest. Wall of ancient petroglyph rock carvings.

Map of Kuwait on rusty metal

Mexico, Baja California Sur, Sierra de San Francisco. Rock art pictograph by the Cochimí people in Cueva Pintada.

ABRIGO DE LOS HORCAJOS (168/1R): PARTE INFERIOR PANEL 4. DETALLE FIGURAS 10, 12 Y 13.

USA, California, Little Petroglyph Canyon, Ridgecrest. Wall of ancient petroglyph rock carvings.

CUEVA DEL QUEJIGAL (67/2R): PINTURAS. PANEL UNICO.

Ancient petroglyphs, which are engraved etchings made by Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan people, which lived here between 600-1300 A.D, vandalized by shooting at them, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States.

Egipto. Tumba 55. Tumba Ramose, situada en la región de las Tumbas de los Nobles, en Abd el-Qurna en la ribera occidental de Luxor.

Aboriginal rock art depicting European ships, Bathurst Head, Queensland, Australia

Africa, Namibia, rock paintings

Africa, Chad, Terkei West, Ennedi, Sahara. An ancient Bichrome rock art panel of women with elaborate hairstyles and horses.

Prehistoric rock art at Arikok on the island of Aruba. AD 1000. The work of indigenous Arawak indians, the Caquetios, who migrated north from South America and settled in Aruba around 2,000 BC. The last Arawak on Aruba died in 1862.

Pictographs, Hospital Rock, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

PANEL DE LOS REYES DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - DETALLE DE COSROES - FRESCOS OMEYAS DEL SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

petroglifo, yacimiento rupestre de Aït Ouazik, finales del Neolítico, Marruecos, Africa.

WYNDHAM, WA - AUG 12 2022:Australian Aboriginal mythology of crocodile painted on rock galleries in a cave in Kimberley Western Australia.

YACIMIENTO DE LA ATALAYA I. VISTAS DEL ABRIGO Y PINTURAS RUPESTRES. PROYECTO SIGAREP II.

CUEVA DE LA GARITA I. PINTURAS RUPESTRES ESQUEMATICAS.

Spain, Aragon, Province of Teruel, Albarracin. Rock-Shelter of the Archer of Callejones Cerrados. Figure of archer in red in a horizontal postition. 9000-45000 years ago. Levantine style. Albarracin Cultural Park. Unesco World Heritage Site.

petroglyph, Aït Ouazik rock deposit, late Neolithic, Morocco, Africa.

INTERIOR-1216-RESTOS DE PINTURA AL FRESCO EN LOS MUROS-S XIII-ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. CASTRELOS. Pontevedra. SPAIN.

Petroglyphs on rock wall, New Mexico

Pre-Hispanic petroglyphs. Flamingoes, Stopover for caravans linking the altiplano to the Pacific coast. Hierbas Buenas, Atacama Desert, Chile.

DT DE LA REPRODUCCION DE LAS CUEVAS DE ALTAMIRA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Aboriginal rock art - stockman. Bathurst Head, Queensland, Australia

Ancient petroglyphs seen at Parowan Gap.

Tumba TT-104 Tutnefer. Egipto.

Prehistoric rock art, paintings on sheltered cliff face La Lindosa, Colombia

Africa, Chad, Guili Dweli, Ennedi, Sahara. A rock painting of a man with a long curved stick or lance.

FRAGMENTO EN VERDE Y MANGANESO CON DECORACION ZOOMORFA - SIGLO X - OMEYA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Chad, Guili Dweli, Ennedi, Sahara. A rock painting of a man with a long curved stick or lance.

Rock carvings, Unesco site Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Libya, Fezzan, Akakus, prehistoric graffiti of Ti Seluten

LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Anthropomorphic scene. Neolithic art. Cave.

Ceramic brick depicting a dancer from the Mayan ruins at Comalcalco, Tabasco Mexico 600-900 AD

ABRIGO DEL CERRO DE SAN ESTEBAN (133/1R): SEGUNDO PANEL CON PINTURAS.

Petroglyphs NM, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Famous rock engraving of a crying cow, neolithic rock art near Djanet, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Wilaya Illizi, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Prehistoric rock paintings, Akakus, Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus, Sahara desert, Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Egypt. Necropolis of Saqqara. Mastaba of Mereruka, priest of Pharaoh Teti. 2.340 B.C. Polychrome relief depicting a boat. 6th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

Ancient rock carvings from the bronze age, Gotaland Fossum near Tanumshede, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Asia, India, Hidden away in rocky overhangs this prehistoric rock art is the most impressive in India. These hunting scenes are believed to date from around 8000-5000 BC.

DT DE LA REPRODUCCION DE LAS CUEVAS DE ALTAMIRA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

petroglyph, Aït Ouazik rock deposit, late Neolithic, Morocco, Africa.

Cueva Remigia. Pinturas rupestre. Provincia de Castellón.

Dei El Bahari.

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Azerbaijan

Prehistoric Pictographs damaged by overlaid historic Pictographs and petroglyphs and modern Graffiti

Scenic Byway 12 - Fremont Petroglyphs at Capitol Reef. Fremont petroglyphs can been seen on the sides of cliffs at Capitol Reef. Location: Capitol Reef National Park., Utah (38.212° N 111.159° W)

Graffito no 34, Kriemhildenstuhl, Roman quarry, Bad Duerkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Roman civilization, 3rd century AD.

CUEVA PINTADA DE GALDAR (197). PINTURAS Y GRABADOS GALDAR, GRAN CANARIA, ESPAÑA.

TUMBA DEL OGRO - TUCHULCHA CASTIGA A TESEU Y PIRITOO - SIGLO II AC. Location: TUMBA DEL OGRO. TARQUINIA. ITALIA.

A 4 thousand year old soapstone quarry used by paleo Eskimo peoples, it is located on the Baie Vert Peninsula of Newfoundland in Canada.

Bushmen (san) rock painting of an eland antelope, Northern Cape, South Africa

Pre historic rock paintings at Porivarai in Karikkaiyur Karikkiyoor near Kil Kotagiri, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Egipto. Tumba 155 Antek. Campaña Djehuty 2012. Tumba de ínter (TT-155).

Cueva de Las Flechas cave paintings in Sierra de San Francisco, Baja California, Mexico.

Africa, Namibia, Naukluft National Park, Sossusvlei. Ancient rock art of human figures hunting, undated, located inside desert cave.

VISTA GENERAL DE LA BOVEDA DE LA SALA DE BAÑOS DECORADA CON RED DE ROMBOS Y ANIMALES - FRESCOS OMEYAS DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Prehistoric rock paintings of boats, Helleristningane pa Solbakk, Solbakk, Norway, Europe

Qusayr Amra, Jordan Frescoes of a desert castle Qusayr Amra, Jordan Frescoes of a Wüstenburg

Bas-Reliefs Of The Porch Of The Falcons, The Black And White Portal On El Castillo, Chavin De Huantar, Ancash, Peru

Ancient rock carvings from the Bronze Age, Fossum near Tanumshede, Gotaland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

White Lady rock drawing, famous rock painting in the Tsisab Gorge, Brandberg, Erongo region, Namibia, Africa

The Khavtsgait Petroglyphs dating from between 8000 BC and 3000 BC in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park between Dalanzadgad to Khongoryn Els in the southern Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.

Neolithic rock art, rock painting of hunters and warriors, Bovidian period, Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Africa

Can Mas, fachada decorada, Esporles, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

CUEVA DEL REGUERILLO. JUSTO ENTRE LAS DOS COLUMNAS EN EL MISMO NIVEL ANTERIOR APARECE UNA FRANJA DE COLOR ROSACEO.TECHO SOBRE EL PASILLO ESTRECHO. MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Sandstone relief with male figure, detail of the Heidenfelsen, spring sanctuary, Biedenbachtal, near Kindsbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Gallo-Roman civilization, 3rd century AD.

Archaeology Petroglyphs. Bushman Rock Paintings at Twyfelfontain, Namibia

rock art

jordan, wadi rum, rock inscriptions

Petroglyphs. Groove worn into rock while sharpening stone axes. Granite on Precambrian shield. Itapinima, lower Uaupes River, Amazonas, Brazil, 10-26-12

Prehistoric rock carving, ox, El Ghessour, Tassili du Hoggar, Wilaya Tamanrasset, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Australia , Kakadu Nationa Park

Early Islamic rock carvings, Youf Ahakit, Tassili du Hoggar, Wilaya Tamanrasset, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Rock Painting Prehistoric Art

COVACHO DEL PONTON DE LA OLIVA (107/1R): DETALLE FIGURAS 6 Y 7.

Australia, No. Territory, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aboriginal Rock Art at Ubirr

Famous prehistoric rock paintings of Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria

Africa, Chad, Sivre, Ennedi, Sahara. A panel of ancient bichrome rock art depicting human figures, some now indistinct.

Rock art, Cave Museum, Giant's Castle Game Reserve, Central Drakensberg, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

ARTE PREHISTORICO. PALEOLITICO. ESPAÑA. (40.000-10.000 a.C. aproximadamente). PINTURA RUPESTRE localizada en la POSADA DE LOS BUITRES. CAPILLA. Provincia de Badajoz. Extremadura.

Mosiac. Great Palace of the Byzantine Empire. Istambul Mosaic Museum. Turkey.

Painted people, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

NORWAY. Begby. Zoomorphic figures (1000 BC). Bronze Age. Petroglyph.

Detail of the frescos from the apse of St. Michael Marmellar, National Palace, Barcelona, Spain. Dated 12th Century.

Azerbaijan. Gobustan. Stone Age Petroglyphes

Niger, Agadez, Dabous. Ancient hunter-gatherer rock engravings of life-size giraffes estimated to be between 6,000 and 7,000 years old.

Ca. 1500 year old wall paintings by Native Americans, Monument Valley, Arizona, USA, North America

Rock carvings, petroglyphs, Utah, United States of America

Archeological site of Teotihuacan (100BC-AD700).UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jaguar painting . Mexico.

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