petroglyph
/pe-truh-glif/US // ˈpɛ trəˌglɪf //UK // (ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf) //
岩画,石刻画,石刻,石刻画法
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.
Examples
A few miles up the road from Crescent Junction, petroglyphs from almost 2,000 years ago etch the cliffs near the roofless buildings of a tiny mining town abandoned in the middle of the last century.
Ride Poison Spider Mesa, a hybrid of dirt and rock, and you’ll see arches and petroglyphs.
The large figure on the right reminds us of the human form of the petroglyph at Nanaimo.
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