Stone carvings in Arches National Park, Utah - USA.(Photo: Michael Thompson © iStockphoto.com)
Arizona's Montezuma Castle
These are petroglyphs of Native Americans carved out of sandstone at the Montezuma Castle National Museum in Arizona, USA. There is still no time to create paintings. (Photo: Richard Paul © iStockphoto.com)
Bella Coola, British Columbia province
These rock paintings were taken near Bella Coola, British Columbia province. It is believed that the Nuxalks (Native Americans) created them. Most of them are thought to have been 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. Most stone carvings are carved on vertical surfaces, however many paintings at Bell Coola are carved on flat slabs of rock. (Photo: Wolfgang Zintl © iStockphoto.com)
Bishop, California state
Native American petroglyphs were taken near Bishop, California. (Photo by Philip Robertson © iStockphoto.com)
Norte Chico, Chile
This is a photo of a stone carvings at the Valle de Encanto archaeological museum in the Norte Chico area of Chile. (Photo: Steve Geer © iStockphoto.com)
Haai
In the picture is a petroglyph with a zigzag-like engraving on the island of Hawaii, USA. (Photo: Craig Smith © iStockphoto.com)
Ladakh, India
The carved stones are the prayers of a Buddhist believer in Ladakh, India, the Himalayas. In this area there are many stone carvings, some of them from the Neolithic period. (Photo: Vladimir Melnik © iStockphoto.com)
Copper Alley, Mexico
Stone carvings at Copper and Mexico alleys. (Photo: Alan Tobey © iStockphoto.com)
Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Petroglyphs of animals at a place near Twyfelfontein, Namibia. It is thought that these paintings were created by local tribes and did not determine their time of birth. (Photo: Liz Leyden © iStockphoto.com)
Lousetown Site, Nevada
Stone carvings at Lousetown Site, Nevada. (Photo by Steven Braun © iStockphoto.com)
New Mexico State
The National Stone Carving Museum is a place to store about 25,000 petroglyphs, mostly scattered in the areas with large stones. Experts estimate that about 90% of petroglyphs were created by ancestral Pueblo's hand in about 1300 to 1689 AD. (Photo: Jerry McElroy © iStockphoto.com)
Alta, Norway
The paintings were taken at a World Heritage site near the town of Alta in northern Norway. They are engraved on stone and painted red ocher color. The oldest photograph in this area dates back to about 4200 BC, the newer one around 500 BC. At the time the stone carvings were made, northern Norway featured the culture of hunters.
The first petroglyph in the town of Alta was discovered only in 1972 because it was covered with moss and lichens. Since that time, about 5000 more paintings have been discovered in the area. All plants that cover them are carefully removed. Researchers believe that carved carvings are made of chisels made of quartz. Red crust paint accentuates the shape. In the recent restoration process, people only added red paint on the stone paintings used for public display. They describe the arrival time of tools in the local civilization as well as the daily activities. (Photo: Tessa van Riemsdijk © iStockphoto.com)
Ontario Provincial Park
Photos on the rock surface in the park of the province of Ontario, Canada. (Photo: Daniel Norman © iStockphoto.com)
Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sculpted on an ancient stone found in the Kola Peninsula, Russia. (Photos: Andrey Stenkin © iStockphoto.com)
Teruel, Spain
An image of a warrior on horseback in Teruel, Spain. It is believed that it was created from the 4th century to the 2nd century BC. (Photo: asterix0597 © iStockphoto.com)
Tanumshede, Sweden
This is a Nordic Bronze stone carvings carved on the Vitlyckehäll stone, near Tanumshede, Västra Götaland county, west of Sweden. The Vitlyckehäll stone tablet is the largest surface stone containing three sculpted sculptures discovered by a group of builders in 1972. This area has 3,000 such paintings, and has been recognized as United Nations World Heritage. Along with the pictures described in Alta - Norway described above, red ocher paint is also used to restore the original shape of the carvings. (Photo: Matt Trommer © iStockphoto.com)
Arches National Park, Utah
Ute carving near Wolf Ranch, Arches national park in Utah, USA. They were created in 1650 until 1850. (Photo: Michael Thompson © iStockphoto.com)
Newspaper Rock, Utah
Photographed in Newspaper Rock park near Monticello, Utah, USA. When scraping the thin deserted brown layer above to reveal sparkling sandstone below. Most images are thought to have been created by Native Americans from prehistoric times and historical periods. They were formed for a long period of time because the newer pictures were colored in bright stones, almost no desert brown, while the older ones had a very different look. This stone tablet is one of the largest stone carvings, so it has the name 'Newspaper Rock'. (Photo: Geir-Olav Lyngfjell © iStockphoto.com)
The Capitol Stone, Utah state
This wall of stone carvings is located in Capitol National Park, Utah, USA. Perhaps they were created by Freemont culture residents. They lived in this area from 700 to 1300 AD. (Photo: Scott Nelson © iStockphoto.com)
Alley 9 miles, Utah state
The paintings are also thought to be the products of the Freemont people in the place today named 9 Mile Alley, near Price, Utah, USA. Paintings depict hunters holding bows and arrows and sheep with big horns. (Photo: David Crowther © iStockphoto.com)
Reef Bay, Virgin Island
Photo taken in Reef Bay, Virgin Island. They are thought to be the works of the Taino who became extinct when the Spaniards invaded in the 1600s. (Photo: Susanna Pershern © iStockphoto.com)
Vantage, Washington
Petroglyphs depict sheep at Gingko Park, near Vantage, Washington. (Photo: 63alfred © iStockphoto.com)
