Webster Definition for "petroglyph"

pet.ro. glyph \'pe-tr*-. glif\ n
[F pe` troglyphe, fr. pe`tr- petr- + -glyphe (as in hie`] roglyphe hieroglyph) : a carving or inscription on a rock

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Zuni Petroglyph Photo

Petroglyph pages at other sites:

: William D. Hyder's personal page from Zzyx.
: The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
: Brian Lee's Rock Art Images
: Northwestern Ontario Pictographs
: Chapter 5 of How the Shaman Stole the Moon by William H. Calvin
: Chaco Canyon page on the 1054 Supernova Petrograph
: Southwestern Archaeology
Approximately a dozen photographs of petroglyphs are found at the Special Collections and Archives Department, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University

References

The Archaeology of Rock-Art, Christopher Chippindale, Paul S. C. Tacon (Editors),: Cambridge University Press. (Hardcover)
Canyon Country: Prehistoric Rock Art , Fran Barnes, Wasatch Pub.
Canyon De Chelly: Its People and Rock Art, Campbell Grant , Univ. Arizona Press.
The Cave Paintings of Baja California: Discovering the Great Murals of an Unknown People,: Harry W. Crosby, Lowell Lindsay (Editor), Sunbelt Pub.
A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Greater Southwest, Alex Patterson.
A Guide to Rock Art Sites: Southern California and Southern Nevada, David S. Whitley , Mountain Press.
Images in Stone: Southwest Rock Art, Polly Schaafsma, David Muench (Photographer), Browntrout Pub.
Indian Rock Art of the Southwest, Polly Schaafsma, Univ. of New Mexico Press.
Kokopelli: Fluteplayer Images in Rock Art, Dennis Slifer, James Duffield , Ancient City Press.
Legacy on Stone: Rock Art of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners Region,: Sally J. Cole, Johnson Books.
On the Trail of Spider Woman: Petroglyphs, Pictographs, and Myths of the Southwest,: Carol Patterson-Rudolph , Ancient City Press.
Painted Dreams: Native American Rock Art, Thor Conway, Gerry Ellis (Photographer), NorthWord Press.
Petroglyphs: Ancient Language/Sacred Art, Sabra Moore, Clear Light.
Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Utah: The East and Northeast, Kenneth B. Castleton, Univ. Utah Press.
Postcard-Images in Stone Southwest Rock Art, Browntrout Pub.
Rock Art of the American Southwest , Fred Hirschmann (Photographer), Scott Thybony,: Graphics Arts Center Pub.
The Rock Art of Texas Indians, Forrest Kirkland (Illustrator), W. W., Jr Newcomb,: Univ. Texas Press (Hardcover)
The Rock Art of Utah: A Study from the Donald Scott Collection, Polly Schaafsma, Univ. Utah Press.
Sentinels on Stone: The Petroglyphs of Los Alamos ,: Betty Lilienthal, Dorothy Hoard, Los Alamos Historical Society.
Signs of Life: Rock Art of the Upper Rio Grande, Dennis Slifer, High Lonesome Books.
Warrior, Shield & Star: Imagery & Ideology of Pueblo Warfare, Polly Schaafsma, Mountain Press.

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