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Rock art, that is paintings and carvings on natural rock formations, is one of the earliest forms of creative expression and a universal phenomenon among prehistoric societies. An instrument of communication rather than simply art, it is...

Rock art (also known as parietal art) is an umbrella term which refers to several types of creations including finger markings left on soft surfaces, bas-relief sculptures, engraved figures and symbols, and paintings onto a rock surface...

Rock art depicting a horned serpent, at Pony Hills and Cook's Peak, New Mexico. The horned serpent features in several Cherokee tales, where it is known as Uktena. Photograph by E. Kay Luther, 2006.

The late prehistoric rock-art sites of the Mediterranean seaboard of the Iberian peninsula form an exceptionally large group. Here the way of life during a critical phase of human development is vividly and graphically depicted in paintings...

O Creator of the material world, at what distance from the holy man (should the place for the dead body be)?" Ahura Mazda replied: "Three paces from the holy man". (Vend. 8. 6-7) In September 2009 CE, one of my relatives suggested that we...

The Romans controlled such a vast empire for so long a period that a summary of the art produced in that time can only be a brief and selective one. Perhaps, though, the greatest points of distinction for Roman art are its very diversity...

Pictographs known as Wandjina in the Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River, Kimberley, Western Australia.

San rock painting of an eland found in Drakensberg, South Africa.

Ancient petroglyphs on Adamgarh hills consist of petroglyphs (rock paintings); it is a site of National importance it is two kilometres away from the main city Hoshangabad.The Adamgarh Hills are around 2 kms away from Hoshangabad. The remains...

The artworks of ancient Egypt have fascinated people for thousands of years. The early Greek and later Roman artists were influenced by Egyptian techniques and their art would inspire those of other cultures up to the present day. Many artists...