Petroglyphs

Below is an illustrated index of the 14 Petroglyphs profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.

Featured Petroglyphs

Tarxien Temples Malta Island, Malta The Tarxien temples are four megalithic temples constructed in southern Malta between 3600 and 2500 BC. They are notable for their complexity, fine construction and variety of figural carvings. Newgrange County Meath, Ireland This great tomb-temple dates from 3200 BC, a thousand years before Stonehenge was built. It is astronomically aligned and includes some fascinating ancient rock art. Lascaux Caves France This famous cave complex in southwest France contains some of the oldest and finest prehistoric art in the world. The paintings, which mainly depict majestic animals, are some 17,000 years old.

All Petroglyphs (by Country) Uluru (Ayers Rock) Northern Territory, Australia Samaipata Rock Carvings Bolivia Peterborough Petroglyphs Ontario, Canada Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Easter Island, Chile Lascaux Caves France Newgrange County Meath, Ireland Riasc Monastic Settlement County Kerry, Ireland Knowth County Meath, Ireland Dowth County Meath, Ireland Tarxien Temples Malta Island, Malta Alta Rock Carvings North Norway, Norway Coa Valley Rock Art North Portugal, Portugal Superstition Mountain Arizona, USA Columbia Hills Petroglyphs Washington, USA

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