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Eastern (upstream) Section (mostly geometric/abstract designs). Close-up of geometric (abstract) engraving. Driekopseiland (Island) is a rock engraving site located in the bed of the Riet River near Plooysburg, close to Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. At this site, nearly 4,000 exposed individual engravings are carved into glaciated basement rock. It is estimated that the petroglyphs were probably engraved in two distinct periods, the first about 2500 years ago, and the latter more or less 1000 years ago. The engravings at Driekopseiland are associated with cultural rituals and more specifically with puberty rites,

Image carved on stone in Purulia, Pakhi Pahar, West Bengal

Rock with petroglyphs decoration and ancestral art of Mogor, Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain, set in early Bronze Age. There is an interpretation center nearby but the Petroglyphs themselves are of public free access.

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of plateau of rocky boulders in Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of rock engravings.

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Rock art paintings on the walls of Pomongwe Cave in the Matobo National Park in Zimbabwe. Formerly known as Matobo Hills it is Zimbabwe's oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ancient Siam or Thai inscription on the stone

Carvings in rock of faces made by ancient Tlingit tribe at Sandy Beach Park, Petersburg, Alaska.

Petroglyphic rock art of Aral Tolgoi, in the Bayan-Ulgii region of the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia. Dating back as far as 11,000 years, the unique images are found in a remote mountain valley, giving a glimpse into the past and showing some of the earliest art work of humans who lived in the area thousands of years ago.

Prehistoric paintings located near Wat Khao Chan Ngam, Nakorn Ratchasima province, Thailand. The drawings are approximately 3,000-4,000 years ago, featuring people and animals.

Rock with petroglyphs decoration and ancestral art of Mogor beach, Marín, Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain, set in early Bronze Age. There is an interpretation center nearby but the Petroglyphs themselves are of public free access.

The prehistoric stone of Ingá is one of the most important archaeological sites in Brazil. The stone, which is dated between five to seven thousand years, has inscriptions carved into it.

Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe - Rock art paintings on the walls of Pomongwe Cave in the Matobo National Park in Zimbabwe on June 15th 2023. Formerly known as Matobo Hills it is Zimbabwe's oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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$Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Azerbaijan, Aerial view of Gobustan national park in Azerbaijan, Ancient petroglyph depicting human figures in Gobustan, Aerial view of popular destinations in Azerbaijan\n\nGobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve (Azerbaijani: Qobustan dövlət tarixi-bədii qoruğu) is located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the center of Baku. It was established in 1966, when the area was declared a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the prehistoric rock carvings, mud volcanoes and musical stones in the region.\n\nGobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve acquired national status in 2006, and Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007. As of 2011, the Petroglyph Museum functions in the reserve.$

White Sea petroglyphs. Rock paintings from Belomorsk, Karelia, Russia

Laas Geel, Maroodi Jeex region, Somaliland, Somalia: herd of domesticated African aurochs - cave paintings located in a red granite rock massif near Hargeisa - some of the earliest and best-preserved rock paintings in the Horn of Africa and on the African continent as a whole, archaeologists have proposed a chronology of mid-4th to mid-3rd millennia BC.

More than 5000 year old petroglyphs in the caves of Werephai in the tropical rainforest of southern Suriname

The geometric rock carvings of El Paso represent enormous spirals, concentric circles or other abstract figures. To explain their meaning there are a variety of theories: worship of the sun, of the water or the goddess of springs. But nowadays the researchers consider them directly related to religious practices associated with water of fertility rites. El Paso, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.

A beautiful sandstone cliff wall with engraved markings. Springtime scenery of Gauja National Park, Latvia.

Petroglyphs (also called rock engravings) are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Petroglyphs are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples.

Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs, human figure worked into a Kīlauea volcano pāhoehoe lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.

A closeup of ancient petroglyphs on Geghama mountain range in Armenia

These rock carvings can be found west of Smirnishamn near the small village of Järrestad. Järrestads Hällristningar are among the best-preserved rock carvings in Skåne and all of Sweden. The rock carvings are from the Bronze Age (1,500 - 500 BC). You will find depictions of 25 ships and a handful of horsemen, animal figures, weapons, and foot prints

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