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The oldest firmly dated rock-art painting in Australia is a charcoal drawing on a rock fragment found during the excavation of the Nawarla Gabarnmang rock shelter in south western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Dated at 28,000 years, it is one of the oldest known pieces of rock art on Earth with a confirmed date.
[citation needed] Due to the fine detail and control found in the images, such as strands of hair painted in thicknesses of 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in), it has been suggested that feather quills may have been used as a technique to apply the paint to the rock walls; an imprint of a feather found at one site may support this possibility ...
The group of over 700 sites of prehistoric Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, also known as Levantine art, were collectively declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. The sites are in the eastern part of Spain and contain rock art dating to the Upper Paleolithic or (more likely) Mesolithic periods of the Stone Age .
These carvings showcase animals like elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, aquatic species like stingrays and turtles, and abstract human forms. [3] They provide insights into the environment, fauna, and human settlements of the Mesolithic to early historic periods. The sites span around 70 locations with over 1,500 carvings recorded.
The rock art may be either monochrome or polychrome. Red and black were the colors most frequently used, but white, pink, orange, and green also occur. The most common figures are humans and deer, but a variety of other animals, such as rabbits, bighorn sheep, birds, fish, and snakes are also represented.
The local Facebook group HVL Rocks has members painting and hiding rocks. They have been found all across the U.S. and even overseas.
The script ‘Ga’, and ‘o’ (tha) was discovered from the Yogimatha rock painting; this painting showed a person with four animals and write some alphabet. [5] According to Prusty, that painting created a word like "Gaitha" (very popular Odia word at present ‘Gotha’ or ‘group’ in English). This art is closely related to this alphabet.
The Manyana Rock Paintings are a collection of rock art and caves located at the Kolobeng hills, neighbouring Manyana, Southern District, Botswana. It is believed that the artworks were made by the Khoikhoi or the San people between 1100 AD and 1700 AD. [1] The paintings are found on five cliff areas around the rocky hill. [2]