Petroglyphs

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.

This rock in the middle of a river in Jayuya contains dozens of Pre-Columbian Taíno petroglyphs.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Several ancient rock paintings can be found on the hills surrounding the Daramombe High School.

At this beautifully preserved Pre-Hispanic site, you can see ancient petroglyphs with depictions of llamas and alpacas.

Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.

A rocky shelter in the desert hides one of the largest concentrations of cave paintings in Mexico.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

These oldest of these "embroidered stones" were carved 4,000 years ago in a high mountain valley.