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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at the coastal end of Chain of Craters Road find  the sacred Puuloa Petroglyphs, the largest petroglyph field in Hawaii. 23,000 images carved into the lava rock here, most before western contact in Hawaii. Located in the ahupuaa area of Panau Nui on the southern flank of Kilauea volcano.
Petroglyphs in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Valley of Fire State Park, though important historic relics, have been defaced by graffiti in some instances.
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.
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,
Close-up of a Native American pictograph in Southern Utah. Estimated to be 1,000+ years old.
More than 5000 year old petroglyphs in the caves of Werephai in the tropical rainforest of southern Suriname
A prehistoric petroglyph at writing-on-stone provincial park in Alberta, Canada.
Pu`u Loa, translated as the \
Carved designs on walls at Pomona Salt Cave and Spa, White Sulphur Springs, WV, West Virginia, USA
Rock Springs in Wyoming. White Mountain with Petroglyphs. Location is part of a cultural landscape that is culturally important to four Native American tribes, featuring rock art panels dating back 200+ years. This is a fee-free site.
Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs, human figure worked into a Kīlauea volcano pāhoehoe lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.
White Sea petroglyphs (ancient rock paintings) in Zalavruga, 4,5 thousand years BC. Belomorsk, Karelia, Russia. Hunting scene
Newspaper Rock carved rock historical monument with a large collection of petroglyphs Utah USA
Ancient rock paintings petroglyphs in the Altai Mountains, Russia.
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
prehistoric art, Edakkal Cave, Ambukutty Mala near Ambalavayal, Batheri, Wayanad, Kerala, India
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.
rock surface with petroglyphs
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA - May 1, 2022: During the Great Depression of the 1930's the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) put thousands of young men to work building public works projects.  The CCC camp in Flagstaff, Arizona was made up mainly of men from Pennsylvania.  There were several work sites in the area.  One was at nearby Walnut Canyon National Monument.  The number inscribed into this rock represents CCC Company 3345.  These inscriptions are in the rocks along the Rio de Flag in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Painted Caves of Guachipas (Argentina). Pre-Hispanic aboriginal paintings from the Diaguita Clacahqui people, from the 10th century, representing a group of white llamas.
Petroglyphs at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. This is a depiction of tribe of native Americans circa early 1700s.
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,
Ancient petroglyph. Fremont Culture, Utah.
Thai's cave painting at Krabi
Fish Slough Petroglyphs in the Fish Slough Ecological Reserve, Inyo County, California. Volcanic tableland of Bishop Tuff. Mojave Province. Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs. Prehistoric rock carvings etched into volcanic tuff. Paiute-Shoshone people.
Floor in Nasik cave No.3
Decorated walls  of the canyon in the Colorado plateau.
petroglyphs at Sproat Lake near Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, Brititsh Columbia
Petroglyphs are prehistoric images carved into rocks and are found throughout the America Southwest. The rock relief are symbols from their cultures.
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