The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.
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Petroglyph
//ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf//
Synonyms for "petroglyph" (15 found)
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29 translations across 28 languages.
Breton
1 entries- maenengravadur noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Catalan
1 entries- petròglif noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 岩刻 noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Danish
1 entries- helleristning noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Dutch
1 entries- petroglief noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Estonian
1 entries- kaljujoonis noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Finnish
1 entries- kalliopiirros noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
French
1 entries- pétroglyphe noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Galician
1 entries- petróglifo noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
German
1 entries- Petroglyphe noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Greek
1 entries- πετρογλυφικό noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Hawaiian
1 entries- kiʻi pōhaku noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Hungarian
1 entries- sziklarajz noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Indonesian
1 entries- petroglif noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Italian
1 entries- incisione rupestre noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Japanese
1 entries- ペトログリフ noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Kazakh
1 entries- петроглиф noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Northern Sami
1 entries- báktẹsárgun noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- helleristning noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- helleristing noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
- helleristning noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Persian
1 entries- سنگنگاره noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Portuguese
1 entries- petróglifo noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Romanian
1 entries- petroglifă noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Russian
1 entries- петроглиф noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Spanish
1 entries- petroglifo noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Swedish
1 entries- hällristning noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Turkish
1 entries- petroglif noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Ukrainian
1 entries- петрогліф noun (a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times)
Sample sentences
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Ninety-six petroglyph sites were reported in the original study (DiazGranados 1993). The majority of the petroglyphs are worn.
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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.
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