Noun
a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people)
Source: WordNetA 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