Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs

Pu`u Loa Petroglyphs

One of the largest petroglyph sites in Polynesia. Content of the images is linked to a cult of life.

Puako petroglyphs

Puako petroglyphs

An area with more than 30 000 petroglyphs. This could be the largest collection of petroglyphs in the Pacific region. Numerous signs hint at a preliminary development of a local writing system.

Petroglyph Point

Petroglyph Point at Lava Beds National Monument

Large sandstone outcropping covered with one of the largest displays of native American art in North America, with more than 5,000 carvings. This site is sacred to local Modoc people.

Chumash Painted Cave

Chumash Painted Cave, California

Small sandstone cave with red, white and black paintings that depict the cosmology of Chumash people. Age is unknown, between 200 and 1000 years.

Blythe Intaglios

One of Blythe intaglios

Large geoglyphs (gigantic figures on flat surface). The largest geoglyph is 52 m long depiction of a human. In this area are located several dozen such figures and also a labyrinth – Topock Maze. Age is unknown.

Petroglyph Beach

Petroglyph Beach in Alaska, stone with a carving of spiral

Some 40 different signs and symbols have been hewn in the boulders and rock outcrops at the sea. It is possible that these symbols are even 8000 years old.

Brahmagiri megaliths

180 metres high granite outcrop with numerous megalithic structures. Settled at least since the 2nd millenium BC. Ancient cemetery with 300 stone cists, painted pottery. Stones with later inscriptions – Ashokan edicts.