Authorities in Utah are searching for whoever banged climbing anchors into the site of an ancient outdoor engraving carved by ...

These designs are held sacred to local Indigenous people and provide a compelling insight into the past. Seeing them up close ...

Petroglyphs Provincial Park is host to the largest known concentration of indigenous rock carvings in Canada. Located just ...

Federal land managers say someone illegally installed climbing bolts that damaged a prehistoric petroglyph panel, and now, ...

Monument Valley, located on the Arizona-Utah border, offers a unique blend of stunning natural landscapes and fascinating cultural history. Renowned for its iconic sandstone buttes and sweeping desert ...

Petroglyphs are synonymous with the Southwest, and can be found all around Arizona. However, there’s a hidden gem near the ...

The Petroglyphs of Siberia These rock drawings along Siberian rivers span a period of perhaps 20,000 years. They indicate connections among ancient peoples living as far apart as France and Japan ...

Physics does not adequately explain reflected sound and echo effects. Take as example the echo-producing Echoplex, a magnetic ...

This summer’s paper dated the presence of H. floresiensis back to 700,000 years ago. The team estimated that the individual—an adult—was just 3.28 feet (one meter) tall. The team further suggested ...

Before you head out to interpret the petroglyphs for yourself (the park features three primary hiking areas), stop by the visitor center. Keep in mind: The petroglyph viewing trails are a 1- to to ...

A recent study, not yet peer-reviewed, proposes a reinterpretation of the famous Iron Age petroglyphs (helleristninger) in ...

According to Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Joey LaValley, the defacing of petroglyphs and other artifacts more often happens away from cameras. “Vandalism is happening often,” said ...