petroglyph

Noun

Meaning

a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

relic fossil antiquity ruin antique remains artifact artefact vestige petrification paleolith archaism neolith eolith

Antonyms

foundation beginning cause base basis start
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Hypernyms

cutting carving

Examples

A prehistoric petroglyph on a riverbank in Goa shows the same pattern and has been dated to circa 2500 BC. Source: Internet

Etymology This area was occupied by various cultures of indigenous peoples long before European contact, remnants of which can be found in petroglyph sites at Werehpai and other places in Suriname. Source: Internet

Skålgropar, a particular kind of petroglyph found in Scandinavia, were known in older times as älvkvarnar (elven mills), pointing to their believed usage. Source: Internet

If indeed the petroglyph in Chaco depicts an eclipse, the experience may have been more celebratory than frightening. Source: Internet

It is proposed that this petroglyph was created to mark these events. Source: Internet

One petroglyph, drawn on a stone slab in a double burial from c. 1000 BC, depicts a biga with two four-spoked wheels. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

petrogeological petrogeologist petrogeology petroglyphic petroglyphy petrogr.