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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.
These rock carvings (or petroglyphs) are part of an archaeological site near the town of Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. The site was placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
White Sea petroglyphs. Rock paintings from Belomorsk, Karelia, Russia
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.
Petroglyphs figures on a cliff
Hand-drawn rocks (Petroglyphs) in Cholpon-Ata city, Kyrgyzstan.\nNorth of the centre is an extensive field of glacial boulders, many with pictures scratched or picked into their surfaces. Some of these petroglyphs date from the Bronze Age (about 1500 BC), but most are Saka-Usun (8th century BC to 1st century AD), Most are of long-horned ibex.
Ancient rock painting on stone
Pu‘uloa Petroglyphs images in the harden lava.\n\ncupules or holes, motifs of circles, other geometric as well as cryptic designs, human representations known as anthropomorphs, canoe sails, turtles and others
Pu`u Loa, translated as the \
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
The Rock Carvings in Tanum, Tanumshede, Sweden. Scandinavian Bronze Age Rock Paintings  - Unesco Heritage Site
Ground granite rock with two groups of concentric circles, Pena de Chaos petroglyphs decoration and ancestral art , Antas de Ulla, Lugo province, Galicia, Spain, set in early Bronze Age. Petroglyphs are of public free access.
Close-up view of petroglyphs, ancient rock paintings in the Altai Mountains.
Carved designs on walls at Pomona Salt Cave and Spa, White Sulphur Springs, WV, West Virginia, USA
petroglyphs at Sproat Lake near Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, Brititsh Columbia
Petroglyphic rock art of Aral Tolgoi, showing a human image, 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.
Ancient Mayan (Yucatan) drawings in a cave in Cuba.
Rock face petroglyphs in Flyhov at Sweden
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,
Bronze age rock art in Tanum, Vastra Gotaland, West Sweden, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe
Petroglyphs carved into stone.
A closeup shot of a rock carving of a animals and a sword in Himmelstalund, Norrkoping, Sweden
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.
View of a herd of sheep carved in the rock at Little Petroglyph Canyon, Ridgecrest, California.
Rock carvings from the Swedish Bronze age 1,800 – 500 BC with motifs of boats at the Himmelstalund area in Norrkoping.
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,
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 (ancient rock paintings) in Zalavruga, 4,5 thousand years BC. Belomorsk, Karelia, Russia. Hunting scene
Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs, human figure worked into a Kīlauea volcano pāhoehoe lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA.
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