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Ancient Rock Art Rewrites the Arabian Desert’s History
Hundreds of life-sized animal petroglyphs suggest that the notoriously arid region was populated around 12,000 years ago, according to a new study.
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Archaeologists Discover New Style of Ancient Aboriginal Rock Art
In a recent study, the researchers theorized that Linear Naturalistic Figures found in western Australia reveal the ancient kinship between animals and humans.
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A Quarter of Wyoming's Rock Art Has Been Vandalized, Report Finds
The state is home to hundreds of Indigenous petroglyphs and pictographs dating back centuries.
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Is This Stingray-Shaped Rock the First Artwork Depicting an Animal?
A team of scientists theorize that a kite-shaped stone found on the coast of South Africa was intentionally shaped to resemble an endemic blue stingray species.
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Concerns Over Proposed Nine Mile Canyon Road Expansion
Increased oil tanker truck traffic would "seriously degrade" the experience of viewing the canyon's Indigenous rock art, said one advocate of the site.
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Vandals Who Graffitied Petroglyphs in Nevada Sent to Prison
The White River Narrows rock art is considered sacred by Native American peoples in the region.
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After Santa Fe Petroglyph Vandalism, FBI Is Offering a Reward for Information
The La Cieneguilla petroglyphs in New Mexico were spray-painted with pentagrams, swastikas, and racial slurs earlier this year.
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Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals
"Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent," park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.