ancient engraving
Prehistoric carved inscription
An ancient engraving is an image or inscription carved into a hard surface—stone, metal, bone—by people of earlier civilizations.
The term appears in discussions of archaeology and art history: The cave walls bore ancient engravings of hunting scenes.
Such engravings serve as primary evidence for understanding prehistoric and early historic cultures.
- petroglyphCarved image on stone
- cave paintingPrehistoric art on stone
- rock artImages on natural stone
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- inscriptionText permanently marked
hieroglyph · etching · rune · sacred text · tablet · chisel · stone · cave · cuneiform · stone tablet · symbol · artifact · rock · scratch · carved in stone · groove · paleolithic · monument
ancient engravingcontemporary painting
Artwork from present era
digital print · watercolor · oil painting · painting · digital painting
ancient engravingdigital art
Computer-generated visual work
3D rendering · digital illustration · hologram · video art · pixel art
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