Rock Carvings and Cave Paintings Page #2

This page lists all the various symbols in the Rock Carvings and Cave Paintings category.

Throughout the world, many kinds of symbols have been found etched onto the faces of mountains and cliffs, as well as marked inside caves. Although such symbols are often difficult to interpret due to a lack of contextual information, they are, nonetheless, visually striking in many ways.

Symbols in this category:

Galicia #5

Dating back to roughly 3000 B.C.E., this carving was found in the region of Galicia in the northwestern corner of Spain. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Galicia #6

Dating back to roughly 3000 B.C.E., this carving was found in the region of Galicia in the northwestern corner of Spain. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Hakkari-Gevaruk

A carving discovered at Hakkari-Gevaruk in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). No contextual information known at this time.

Read more »

Haute-Garonne #1

A symbol discovered on the wall of the Marsoulas cave in Haute-Garonne, southwestern France. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Haute-Garonne #2

A symbol discovered on the wall of the Marsoulas cave in Haute-Garonne, southwestern France. Although the image of a bison was portrayed below it, no contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Huelva

A Neolithic carving discovered in a location called Soto, near the city of Huelva in southwestern Spain. No contextual information known at this time.

Read more »

Inyo County

A petroglyph discovered in Inyo County, California. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Inyo County #2

A petroglyph discovered in Inyo County, California. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Inyo County #3

A petroglyph discovered in Inyo County, California. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Inyo County #4

A petroglyph discovered in Inyo County, California. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Inyo County #5

A petroglyph discovered in Inyo County, California. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Järrestad

Believed to date between 800 and 400 B.C.E. this rock carving was discovered at Järrestad in southern Sweden.

Read more »

Kville #1

Resembling an elaborate capital "Q", this rock carving was found in the vicinity of Kville, a town in the Bohuslän area of Sweden. No contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Kville #2

Resembling a stylized sun, this rock carving was found in the vicinity of Kville, a town in the Bohuslän area of Sweden. No major contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Lascaux #1

France's Lascaux Caves are a rich repository of early artistic images. This symbol was found amidst depictions of animals, but no contextual information is known at this time.

Read more »

Have a discussion about the Rock Carvings and Cave Paintings category with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this symbols category to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Rock Carvings and Cave Paintings Symbols." Symbols.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.symbols.com/category/60/Rock+Carvings+and+Cave+Paintings>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited symbols collection on the web!

    Graphical Index

    Use our unique search feature to find a symbol based on its various graphical characteristics:


    • Symmetry:
    • Shape:
    • Colors:
    • Curveness:
    • Crossing:

    Quiz

    Are you a world flags master?

    »
    A Eritrea
    B Sierra Leone
    C Germany
    D U.A.E.

    Browse Symbols.com