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Rock art, drawing, painting, or similar work on or of stone, usually from the ancient or prehistoric era, though it continued to be practiced in some areas of Africa during the 19th century and possibly later. Important sites are located in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 de dic. de 2020 · Tens of Thousands of 12,000-Year-Old Rock Paintings Found in Colombia. The images—heralded by researchers as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients”—depict animals, humans and geometric patterns....
The oldest known rock art dates from the Upper Palaeolithic period, having been found in Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Anthropologists studying these artworks believe that they likely had magico-religious significance.
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco. From c. 100 B.C. to A.D. 1300, the Sierra de San Francisco (in the El Vizcaino reserve, in Baja California) was home to a people who have now disappeared but who left one of the most outstanding collections of rock paintings in the world.
October 2000. Rock paintings and engravings are Africa’s oldest continuously practiced art form. Depictions of elegant human figures, richly hued animals, and figures combining human and animal features—called therianthropes and associated with shamanism—continue to inspire admiration for their sophistication, energy, and direct, powerful forms.
Rock Art of the World | Ancient Images of Power, Ritual, and Story. A comprehensive overview of global rock art. A veritable encyclopedia of rock art images and rock art research, with 322 color photographs, over 100 illustrations, and hundreds of scholarly citations.
29 de nov. de 2020 · 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest. Tens of thousands of ice age paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years...
