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A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history. In terms of technique, the four main groups are: cave paintings, petroglyphs, which are carved or scratched into the rock surface, sculpted rock reliefs, and.
Nyero rock paintings date to before 1250 CE. They were first documented in 1913 and later described by researchers as largely of geometric nature. This type of rock art is part of a homogeneous tradition often depicted in red pigment, spreading across east, central and parts of southern Africa, matching the distribution of the Late Stone Age hunter-gatherer culture.
Rock art has been produced in Europe since the Upper Palaeolithic period through to recent centuries. It is found in all of the major regions of the continent. [1] One of the most famous examples of parietal art is the Grotte Chauvet in France. [2] The cultural purpose of these remnants of the Paleolithic and other periods of prehistoric art is ...
V. S. Wakankar. Discovering the Bhimbetka rock caves. Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar (4 May 1919 – 3 April 1988) was an Indian archaeologist. [1] Wakankar is credited with the discovery of the Bhimbetka rock caves in 1957 and the Kayatha culture in 1964, among others. [2] [3] In 2003, UNESCO inscribed the Bhimbetka rock caves as a World Heritage Site.
The Gwion Gwion rock paintings, Gwion figures, Kiro Kiro or Kujon (also known as the Bradshaw rock paintings, Bradshaw rock art, Bradshaw figures and the Bradshaws) are one of the two major regional traditions of rock art found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. [1] [2] Key traditional owners have published their own ...
Rock Paintings of Alashan or Rock Paintings of Alxa ( simplified Chinese: 阿拉善岩画; traditional Chinese: 阿拉善岩畫; pinyin: Ālā shàn Yánhuà ), also known as Alxa Rock Art or Alashan Rock Art, [2] are images carved into the rocks of Alashan, Inner Mongolia. [3] These rock paintings have distinctive characteristics, mainly in ...
The Mwela Rock Paintings are a national monument of Zambia, about 4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi) east of Kasama. [1] [2]The rock paintings (about 700 in all) are in caves and overhangs spread over a very wide area of bush, north of the Kasama Isoka road at 10°10' S 31°13' E, [3] where a signpost denotes the ‘Mwela Rocks National Monument’ with an entry kiosk and guides to escort visitors.
Chumash rock art is a genre of paintings on caves, mountains, cliffs, or other living rock surfaces, created by the Chumash people of Southern California. Pictographs and petroglyphs are common through interior California, the rock painting tradition thrived until the 19th century. Chumash rock art is considered to be some of the most elaborate ...