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petroglyph
English
Etymology
From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek ????? (pétra, “rock”) + ????? (glúph?, “carved work”)
Noun
petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)
- (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
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pictograph
English
Etymology
picture +? -graph.
Noun
pictograph (plural pictographs)
- A picture that represents a word or an idea.
- Synonyms: hieroglyph, pictogram
- A graphic character.
- A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.
Translations
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