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Meanings of rock engravings in English

Russian
наскальные изображения
Portuguese
gravura rupestre
Spanish
petroglifos
Catalan
petroglif
Wikidata

Images carved on a rock surface as a form of rock art.

        наскальные изображения
        Usage of rock engravings in English
        1
        The experience already gained in visual records, such as drawing, rock engravings, and wood carvings, was taken over in the experience of the written word.
        The Civilization of Illiteracy
        2
        Probably more than 30,000 years passed between the time of cave paintings and rock engravings and the first acknowledged attempt at writing.
        The Civilization of Illiteracy