Rock art — is a term in archaeology for any man made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs carvings into stone surfaces *Pictographs rock and cave paintingsIn addition, petroforms and inukshuks are rock art made by aligning… … Wikipedia
Rock art of Figuig — The rock art of the Figuig region of Morocco consists of prehistoric engravings of the Neolithic age. They belong to the wide south Algerian group ( Sud oranais ). They are east of the rock art of the Atlas mountains. Comparable rock engravings… … Wikipedia
Rock art of the Chumash people — Painted Cave, Santa Barbara County, California 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… … Wikipedia
Rock art of south Oran (Algeria) — The rock art of south Oran, are prehistoric engravings of Neolithic age in the south of Oran Province, Algeria, in the Saharan Atlas Mountains, in the regions (from west to east) of Figuig, Ain Sefra, El Bayadh, Aflou and Tiaret. Comparable… … Wikipedia
International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO) — The International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO) is a coordinating body of 43 organisations concerned with prehistoric rock art. HistoryThe IFRAO was formed in Darwin, Australia on 3 September 1988, during the first major… … Wikipedia
Bushmen healing and rock art — The Bushmen are a hunting and gathering people of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. There are many interesting aspects of their culture, but their connection with the natural world is mostly expressed through their rock art and… … Wikipedia
Art en Australie — Les arts visuels ont une longue histoire en Australie avec les peintures sur paroi et les peintures sur bois aborigènes. Les arts visuels australiens incluent l art indigène australien, l art colonial, les paysages, les œuvres d atelier, l art… … Wikipédia en Français
rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… … Universalium
Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… … Universalium
Rock carvings in Central Norway — counties. This region of Norway contains approximately 300 rock carving and rock painting sites from the Stone Age and Bronze Age. The petroglyph sites are much more plentiful than the rock painting sites. The prehistoric art of this area is not… … Wikipedia
