different between petroglyph vs geoglyph

English

Etymology

From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek ????? (pétra, “rock”) + ????? (glúph?, “carved work”)

Noun

petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)

1. (archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.

   Coordinate term: geoglyph

   • 1998, Henri-Paul Francfort, 17: Central Asian petroglyphs: between Indo-Iranian and shamanistic interpretations, Paul S. C. Taçon (editor), The Archaeology of Rock-Art, page 302,

     The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.

   • 2000, Carol Diaz-Granados, James R. Duncan, The Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Missouri, page 102,

     Ninety-six petroglyph sites were reported in the original study (DiazGranados 1993). The majority of the petroglyphs are worn.

   • 2001, Georgia Lee, 18: Oceania, David S. Whitley (editor), Handbook of Rock Art Research, page 578,

     The islands of Tonga are not known for petroglyphs; however, one of the frontal stones of a langi called Mala'e Lahi on 'Uiha Island has one petroglyph of a human foot.

Derived terms

• petroglyphic
• petroglyphy

Translations

See also

• pictograph

Further reading

• petroglyph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From geo- (prefix meaning ‘the Earth; geography’) +? glyph (“figure carved in relief or incised”), modelled after petroglyph.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??i??(?)?l?f/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??i???l?f/
• Hyphenation: ge?o?glyph

Noun

geoglyph (plural geoglyphs)

1. (chiefly archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

   Coordinate term: petroglyph

   Hyponym: crop circle

Derived terms

• geoglyphic

Translations

References

Further reading

• geoglyph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia