1. PETROGLYPHS petroglyphs. petroglyphs at Orongo. Thousands of petroglyphs (rockcarvings) can be found on Easter Island. Many represent animals http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/petro.html

PETROGLYPHS Petroglyphs at Orongo Thousands of petroglyphs (rock carvings) can be found on Easter Island. Many represent animals, notably birds or anthropomorphic birdmen. After the demise of the statue building, in the last days before the invasion by Peruvian slave traders, there arose a cult of the Birdman (Tangata Manu). The birdman was seen as the representative on earth of the creator god Makemake, and eventually, this cult surpassed the traditional power of the king ( ariki Once a year, representatives from each clan would gather at the ceremonial village of Orongo , and swim to Motu Nui, a nearby Islet to search for the egg of the Sooty Tern. On his return, the competitor presented the egg to his representative who was then invested with the title of Tangata Manu . He then went down to Mataveri and from there was led in procession to the southwest exterior slope of Rano Raraku, where he remained in seclusion for a year. The Birdman ritual was still in existence when Europeans arrived on Easter Island - therefore historically documented. It was also featured quite prominently in

2. Petroglyphs & Rock Art - Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico This website was developed to introduce what is believed to be a never before documented petroglyph site near Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. petroglyphs and rockart abound at this Tell http://www.wcp-nm.com/rockart

Home Los Lunas, NM Petroglyphs Additionally: About the author Help us keep the web "clutter-free" Comments? ... Tell your friends Petroglyphs and rock art galore Welcome to WCP-NM.COM's latest website. This is our most exciting endeavor so far. Petroglyphs and rock art from a location near Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico that we believe has never before been documented. Although our research and combing of the area for more of what our ancient, native ancestors left here is still incomplete. Our files are bulging with hundreds of photographs of rare petroglyphs. Many unlike anything you've ever seen before. It is our belief that petroglyphs of the southwestern United States (and around the world for that matter), should be shared for viewing with as many people as possible. So join us now to support the other groups worldwide, like Rock Art Net and Footsteps of Man, in making as much information as possible available for access here on the Internet. References RockArtNet Footsteps of Man Last updated on: 31Aug99.

3. Petroglyphs Chiseled into the white marble rock face hundreds of years ago, the 900 petroglyphsdepict turtles, snakes, birds and humans. petroglyphs, petroglyphs. http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/petr.html

Skip over main navigation to content. Welcome Your Parks Park Zine ... Winter Activities Other Quick Links Fees Tourism Weather Events ... Reserve a site Deep within a forest northeast of Peterborough is the largest known concentration of aboriginal rock carvings in Canada. Chiseled into the white marble rock face hundreds of years ago, the 900 petroglyphs depict turtles, snakes, birds and humans. Hiking trails meander through surrounding forests, wetlands and rocky ridges. Explore The Learning Place interpretive centre. Bringing your own supply of firewood to the park this summer? Please read this. Park Class Size IUCN# Location Operating Park Historical 1,643 ha Central Yes For more information: Petroglyphs Provincial Park General Delivery Woodview, Ontario Home Site Map Search Your Parks ... Petroglyphs Last Modified: June 4, 2003

4. PETroglyphs -- New Mexico's Animal Information Resource petroglyphs New Mexico's resource for animal lovers. IGIVE.COM YOUR SHOPPING CAN BENEFIT petroglyphs! Imagine this buying toothpaste, books, CDs, pet supplies and all Up to 26% of each purchase is donated to petroglyphs. http://www.petroglyphsnm.org/

W elcome to the P e t r o g l y p h s N ew M exico website! ~A Voice for the Voiceless~ We are proud to announce that our Fearless Leader Nancy Marano has recently been elected Vice-President of the Cat Writers’ Association, a national writers’ organization dedicated to being a major influence for the good of cats by providing news, information, and education on all things feline. Click here for "Grab That Leash and Get Moving" , an article in the Santa Fe New Mexican about dogs and hiking, for which our writer Greta Ritchie was interviewed. All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? - Gautama Buddha EMERGENCY! PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES BY FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH!! Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:47:06 EDT Subject: [AnimalAdvocacy] Urgent Request re: DOGS in Iraq From Teri Goodman, Coordinator, The Senior Dog's Project: Please post and distribute this as far and as widely as possible: iraq.dogs@srdogs.com

5. The Fujairah Petroglyphs Iconography and interpretation of these rupestrian carvings located in the United Arabe Emirates. http://archeo.unige.ch/fuj/index.gb.html

Generalities Iconography Interpretation T HE F UJAIRAH PETROGLYPHS (United Arabe Emirates) are rupestrian carving illustrating the pantheon and battles of ante-islamic populations in this region. They have been studied by the Archaeological Survey of Fujairah, Departement of Anthropology , University of Geneva - whithin the scope of a program of archaeological cooperation between the Switzerland and the Fujairah Emirate. Last update : 07.05.97

6. Petroglyphs - Rock Art petroglyphs (petro = rock; glyph = carving) are manmade images whichwere pecked, scratched, incised or abraided into stone. petroglyphs http://www.crystalinks.com/petroglyphs.html

Petroglyphs (petro = rock; glyph = carving) are man-made images which were pecked, scratched, incised or abraided into stone. Petroglyphs date back thousands of years and are found all over the world. They were used by early man to record events, visions and story telling. They were produced using crude tools such as sticks, rocks or bone. Such pictures convey ideas or meaning to the mind without the use of words, sounds or other language form. This primitive method of communication is known as pictography (picture-writing) and it formed the basis of the Chinese and Japanese characters used today. Indians found North of the Rio Grande had no written language. They managed to keep alive traditions and tell stories by passing them down by word of mouth. Picture writing (petroglyphs and pictographs) were helpful in aiding memory and communicating ideas from one generation to the next. Often accompanying petroglyphs are ancient artifacts that belonged to people from ancient cultures. Ancient cultures around the world made these recordings in stones as stone seemed to create a permanent record of their timeline.

7. ROCK ART LINKS - PETROGLYPHS RockLinks. petroglyphs and Pictographs links. Worldwide database - Total Archive http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/2384/links.html

Tracing Workshop Archaeolinks MainRAlinks New adds Web Board ... Dead (?) Cultural Heritage Virtual Heritage Rock Art: Petroglyphs and Pictographs links - page Rock Links has been UPDATED: the new URL is http://www.rupestre.net/ralinks (automatic redirection in 10") by Footsteps of Man links on July 1977: a world-wide hypertextual encyclopedia showing Rock Art sites, texts, pictures, to diffuse knowledge in Rupestrian Archaeology, to make a world-wide comparison between engraved rocks and recording methods. Please help us in maintaining this page by submitting any not included URL or any correction. Before being inserted in the specific page new links (URL with description) will be posted in the RA Web Board , to avoid long waiting between Rock-Link updates. New links in red appreciate reciprocal links Rock Links is maintained by Footsteps of Man, an IFRAO association from Valcamonica - Italy. It takes part in RockArtNet. Link to RockArtNet : please feel free to add these HTML lines in your Rock Art WEB page. RockArtNet

8. Friends Of The Petroglyphs Main Page For those interested in St. Victor Petroglyph Park, a Provincial Heritage Site in Southern Saskatchewan. History and photographs of the site, events, news. http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/stvictor/

The Friends Of the Petroglyphs Home Page Welcome to the mysteries of the St. Victor Petroglyph Park, a Provincial Heritage Site. Photo #1 is a view of the new protective fence. Entrance to the petroglyphs via new road way. Photo #2 shows the carvings. They are best viewed in the evening or early morning. Photo #3 is Wild flowers found growing on the open plateau just east of St. Victor. Grab you cameras, pick up your paint boxes, bring along lunch and enjoy the fresh air, search out our mystery sites for a day or stay for a few days in the campground across the road. TABLE OF CONTENTS Brief Introduction Page 1 Geological and Historical Information Page 2 Surrounding Environment Page 3 UPDATE Events UPDATE Book Outline Book NEW Video Outline Video UPDATE Educational/Interpretive Center Building Contact Information, Location, Donations Located Last Updated: May, 2004

9. Petroglyphs In Koryong : Ancient Art Homepage Pictures of these ancient artifacts of the Gaya period. http://myhome.shinbiro.com/~kbyon/petro/koryong.htm

Petroglyphs in Koryong Koryong, mysterious ancient village, was probably a main city of the federate nation Karakuk (Great Kaya ; A.D. 42 ~ 562). There are row of ancient turf mounds (Tumuli) along the hill behind the village. But their history was absorbed into Silla(A.D. 562) and completely forgotten. Cultures of Karakuk had a powerful influence on ancient Japan at that period. Koryong is located in the junction of two rivers, sometimes could be flooded. Because of it, I think tumuli were probably constructed on the hill. Yangzondong Petroglyphs These petroglyphs which were carved on the plain face of rock, were found and reported in 1971. It is placed in yangzondong, koryong, near Taegu, Korea. Concentric circles and several unknown geometrical patterns are carved in a tilted rectangle 2.3m high and 4.3m wide, in which designs looks like a mask that are called 'Kompasic' or 'Paehyong' (similar figures to a bronze tablet or a handle of stone sword), etc., and which are known as only having found in southern Korea. "The carvings are believed to date to the late Bronze or early Iron Age because some stone implements and earthenware from those times were discovered near hear." (quote from Information Board)

10. PETROGLYPHS & ROCK PAINTINGS petroglyphs Rock Paintings also known as Pictographs from North America. Featuring Mexicos Baja Peninsula and the Greater Four Corners Region of the Southwest. ROCK ART, as defined here, includes petroglyphs (designs pecked, scratched, abraded or otherwise cut into cliffs http://www.execpc.com/~jcampbel

" I find ROCK PAINTING preferable to PICTOGRAPH, even though the latter term is widely used and generally understood to signify a design painted or drawn on rock. ROCK ART, as defined [here], includes PETROGLYPHS (designs pecked, scratched, abraded or otherwise cut into cliffs, boulders, bedrock, or any natural rock surface) and ROCK PAINTINGS (designs painted in similar locations) ". FROM: Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory,Vol 8. above is a Basketmaker anthropomorph overlayed with a Kayenta (Wunuqa) Style "Shield Image" (Similar to those found in the Tsegi Canyon region). Even with the long period of time separating these two painting applications (and plenty of nearby unused rock space available) it is thought that the need for the later folks to participate in the "power" of this landscape feature was significant. Locally this Rock Painting is termed the "Baseball Man". There's a wonderful "eerie" feeling brought about by the "Shield Image" fading over time and exposing more of the Basketmaker image. Note the clay handprints running above this painting. They are thought to be "supplicant" in nature and lend credence to the significance or "power" of this Site. To go Directly to Any of the Rock Art Categories at this Web Site *CLICK* on One of the Following *TITLES* with the Subject Matter of Your Choice. "Previous", "Home" & "Next" "Buttons" are Located on the Bottom of Each Page.

11. Rock Art And Petroglyphs In VALCAMONICA Italy prehistoric petroglyphs in the Alps Arte Rupestre Alpina Preistorica reachour new site rupestre.net detailed and updated Valcamonica rock Art http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/2384/

var PUpage="76001083"; var PUprop="geocities"; Valcamonica is part of The World heritage List EuroPreArt European Prehistoric Art Online Database ARchivio Online Incontro con la cultura montana EuRA European Rock Art Italy: prehistoric petroglyphs in the Alps Arte Rupestre Alpina Preistorica reach our new site: rupestre.net detailed and updated Valcamonica rock Art chronology also in Italian (color pictures) e per le scuole by W elcome! Le Orme dell'Uomo Footsteps of Man Archaeological Society) is investigating the early Rock Art at the most important sites in the Italian Alps. W ith the WEB we are working on the biggest data "store" ever created by man: if Rock Art plays a good role in the WEB, it's sure that the WEB could play the best role for Rock Art. W e need to exchange data and images: it's time to propose to all Rock Art researchers and organisations the finding of a place in the web, creating a specific URL for each Rock Art site and/or culture. B envenuti! Le Orme dell'Uomo G A bbiamo bisogno di scambiare dati e immagini: proponiamo a tutti i ricercatori e a tutte le organizzazioni che si occupano di arte rupestre di trovare un posto nella rete, creando per ogni reale sito o cultura "rupestre" un sito virtuale online.

12. Petroglyphs, Pictographs And Rock Art petroglyphs.US. Rock Art Gallery. pictographs petroglyphs. it is a good idea toBookmark this Page! Fremont Utah, Anasazi- Arizona, Desert Culture- California. http://www.petroglyphs.us/

PETROGLYPHS.US What... Who... Why... Rock Art Etiquette Petroglyph Links Books about Petroglyphs Rock Art Gallery it is a good idea to Bookmark this Page! Fremont- Utah Anasazi- Arizona Desert Culture- California Welcome to PETROGLYPHS.US This site is operated by avocational archaeologist Donald Austin to promote appreciation for prehistoric Native American pictographs and petroglyphs . We believe these ancient sites should be protected from destruction and should be appreciated for the beautiful prehistoric art they represent. The best way to achieve our goal to protect these sites is with the cooperation of an informed and enlightened public. Petroglyphs are also called carved rock, Indian writing, picture writing and rock graphics. The ancient images shown on these pages were created by the Anasazi, Sinagua, Salado, Fremont, Hohokam and Desert Culture people who lived in the prehistoric Southwest and Great Basin. This page contains links to my photographs of rock art. I've put several pictures from each site on separate pages for your ease of viewing. Depending on the speed of your computer each page may take a few minutes to download. I also placed some text on each page and captions under most of the pictures for you to read during the downloads to keep you from getting restless. This site contains links to captioned photograph pages of lesser known petroglyph and pictograph sites in the California Deserts and adjoining Southwest rock art areas.

13. Petroglyphs Here are some of the explanations we found on the petroglyphs used throughout CSEP    . A half human and animal ancestor figure or matutuo. Tabulinetin, Irian Jaya    . Triplet Symbol (?), Puuloa http://csep1.phy.ornl.gov/CSEP/ICONSINF.html

Here are some of the explanations we found on the petroglyphs used throughout CSEP: - Smaller figures are located underneath the larger image shown here to suggest families and possibly represent birth scenes. The elaborate headcrests possibly represent ali'i (nobility) who were considered to be direct descendants of the major gods, akua. This headcrest may depict the helmets which only ali'i were allowed to wear in ceremonies. Three types of hands discovered: negative hand, positive hand, and the pseudo-positive hand. Ethnographical comparisons were made with these prehistoric hand representations. Thousands of petroglyphs cover the pahoehoe dome in Hawaii consisting of simple holes carved into the lava. It is believed to have been the site where Hawaiians would bring the piko (umbilical cord) of newborns and create a new hole to place the piko. Next day, the presence or absence of the piko (confusion still exists as to which represents good fortune) would mean long life promised to the child.

14. Ancient Hawaiian Rock Carvings In Hawaii On The Island Lanai Near Shipwreck Beac A gallery of historic and prehistoric rock art from two locations on the island of Lanai. http://www.alohafriends.com/Lanai_petroglyphs.html

Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs The ancient Hawaiians documented experiences and special occasions with carvings into rocks. This page contains ancient Hawaiian rock carvings found on the island of Lanai near Shipwreck Beach. Since it is hard to see the detail of the carving on the rock on the left over the internet we have outlined the petroglyphs on the right to reveal an apparent hunting scene with 13 men (women did not hunt), a dog, a horse, and the object of the hunt which we are guessing is a cow or exaggerated pig. There are many petroglyphs showing men, women, and children in a variety of poses and doing a variety of actions like surfing, hunting, and fishing. Some of the bodies are drawn with a thick triangular torso and others are very slender sticks. Carvings showing a closed triangular body usually represent a man. A penis is often drawn on the petroglyphs depicting a man. A woman petroglyph is usually drawn with an triangular body with the point near the legs NOT connecting. The open triangular body represents the womb. Breasts are also often drawn on petroglyphs depicting a woman. The below petroglyph shows a hunting scene with a man, dog, and Axis deer. Dogs were brought to the Hawaiian Islands by the first Polynesians. Eight Axis deer were brought to Lanai from India in the mid 1800's. Today there are over 8,000 Axis deer on Lanai that are descendents of the original eight. Axis deer are still hunted on Lanai today.

15. The Pipestone Petroglyphs Article on an anthropological mystery, by Thomas D. Thiessen. petroglyphs near the Three Maidens were removed in the late nineteenth century, perhaps in a misguided attempt at historic preservation. http://www.tcinternet.net/users/cbailey/PipeTom.html

THE PIPESTONE PETROGLYPHS Thomas D. Thiessen National Park Service The "Three Maidens" Pipestone National Monument, bordering the town of Pipestone in southwestern Minnesota, preserves and interprets the historic catlinite quarries which, for hundreds of years, served as the source of a soft red claystone that Native Americans carved into pipes and other objects. These famous quarries have often been described in travelers' accounts since 1832, when they were first known to have been visited by non-Native Americans (Prescott 1852; Parker 1966). Almost as famous as the quarries are the petroglyphs carved into Sioux Quartzite outcrops near the quarry pits. Many of these petroglyphs were observed, commented on, and recorded at various times during the nineteenth century by visitors drawn to the nearby quarries. A large number originally were carved into the quartzite bedrock that underlies a glacially deposited group of large granite boulders called the Three Maidens. At two other locations within the Monument, Native American petroglyphs have been recorded within the past decade. It is possible, even likely, that additional petroglyphs remain undiscovered within the Monument's boundary. Catlin's painting of Pipestone - Three Maidens are on the upper right.

16. Minnesota Historic Sites: Jeffers Petroglyphs Amid the prairie grasses are islands of uncovered rock, where American Indians leftcarvings —petroglyphs— humans, deer, elk, buffalo, turtles, thunderbirds http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jp/

Amid the prairie grasses are islands The most common technique of dating the glyphs is identifying the items depicted, then relating them to peoples of a particular time period. By this technique, they appear to range from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1750. A new visitor center with exhibits,a multimedia presentation, restrooms and drinking fountain is now open. Upcoming Events More Information Volunteer Opportunities Location: Near Comfrey and Windom Three miles east of U.S. Hwy. 71 on Cottonwood County Road 10, then one mile south on County Road 2 View Map Hours: May Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Closed Tuesday. September Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. October-April Open by reservation. Phone: Admission: $5 adults, $4 senior citizens, and $3 children ages 6-12. Free for children under age 6 and MHS members . Different fees may apply for special events. Mailing Address: Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site 27160 County Road 2 Comfrey, MN 56019

17. Minnesota Historic Sites: Jeffers Petroglyphs Minnesota Historical Society provides brief description, color photo, map and driving directions, and visitor center hours. http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jp/index.html

Amid the prairie grasses are islands The most common technique of dating the glyphs is identifying the items depicted, then relating them to peoples of a particular time period. By this technique, they appear to range from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1750. A new visitor center with exhibits,a multimedia presentation, restrooms and drinking fountain is now open. Upcoming Events More Information Volunteer Opportunities Location: Near Comfrey and Windom Three miles east of U.S. Hwy. 71 on Cottonwood County Road 10, then one mile south on County Road 2 View Map Hours: May Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Closed Tuesday. September Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. October-April Open by reservation. Phone: Admission: $5 adults, $4 senior citizens, and $3 children ages 6-12. Free for children under age 6 and MHS members . Different fees may apply for special events. Mailing Address: Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site 27160 County Road 2 Comfrey, MN 56019

18. PETROGLYPHS & ROCK PAINTINGS petroglyphs Rock Paintings also known as Pictographs from North America.Featuring Mexicos Baja Peninsula Region of the Southwest. http://my.execpc.com/~jcampbel/

" I find ROCK PAINTING preferable to PICTOGRAPH, even though the latter term is widely used and generally understood to signify a design painted or drawn on rock. ROCK ART, as defined [here], includes PETROGLYPHS (designs pecked, scratched, abraded or otherwise cut into cliffs, boulders, bedrock, or any natural rock surface) and ROCK PAINTINGS (designs painted in similar locations) ". FROM: Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory,Vol 8. above is a Basketmaker anthropomorph overlayed with a Kayenta (Wunuqa) Style "Shield Image" (Similar to those found in the Tsegi Canyon region). Even with the long period of time separating these two painting applications (and plenty of nearby unused rock space available) it is thought that the need for the later folks to participate in the "power" of this landscape feature was significant. Locally this Rock Painting is termed the "Baseball Man". There's a wonderful "eerie" feeling brought about by the "Shield Image" fading over time and exposing more of the Basketmaker image. Note the clay handprints running above this painting. They are thought to be "supplicant" in nature and lend credence to the significance or "power" of this Site. To go Directly to Any of the Rock Art Categories at this Web Site *CLICK* on One of the Following *TITLES* with the Subject Matter of Your Choice. "Previous", "Home" & "Next" "Buttons" are Located on the Bottom of Each Page.

19. EURA - European Rock Art And Petroglyphs - Rupestre - Petroglifos Rock Art in Europe and in the Alps, one of the best way to understand prehistoric conceptuality. Includes, articles and many links. http://www.rupestre.net/eura/

Rock Art in Europe and in the Alps, one of the best way to understand prehistoric conceptuality L'Art Rupestre en Europe et dans les Alpes, la meilleure façon de comprendre la conceptualité préhistorique Join the European Rock Art Mailing List - Lista di Arte Rupestre Europea Alpine Rock Art Screensaver - Salvaschermo Rupestre NEW EuroPreArt European Prehistoric Art Database Valcamonica Gavrinis Valsusa ... Arco Convegno La Spada sulla Roccia The Sword on the Rock round table MegArt Megalithic Art - Brittany Gavrinis Locmariaquer (new) Portuguese RA Canada do Inferno Penascosa (new) Lamelas Galician Rock Art (external link) L'Arte Rupestre Europea ed Alpina, uno dei migliori modi per comprendere la concettualità preistorica Online ARchive project Rupestrian Archaeology Congress Cultural Heritage Virtual Heritage Rock Art in the Alps L'Art Rupestre dans les Alpes L'Arte Rupestre Alpina From Mt. Bego to Austrian Alps, all Alpine Valleys show prehistorics engraved rocks

20. Rock Art / Petroglyphs - Mexico - Homepage The entry page to Rock Art / petroglyphs Mexico Web site. Investigation based in Mexico's and other countries, study of the Archeological richness, concerning Rock Art. http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/9642/Petroglyphs.html

INTRODUCTIONDECODING C Homepage - Versión en Español RockArtNet E-mail: Dr. Rodolfo Ortiz M. rodolfo.ortiz@usa.net Saltillo, Coahuila México Updated, Feb. 2004 "The entry page to Rock Art / Petroglyphs - Mexico Web site. Investigation based in Mexico's and other countries, study of the Archeological richness, concerning Rock Art." Rock Art / Petroglyphs f Petroglyph, Located at "El Barril" Site, Coahuila Mexico.

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