Petroglyph vs Petrograph - What's the difference?
petroglyph | petrograph | Related terms |
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
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* 2001 , Georgia Lee, 18: Oceania'', David S. Whitley (editor), ''Handbook of Rock Art Research ,
Petrograph is a related term of petroglyph.
As nouns the difference between petroglyph and petrograph
is that petroglyph is a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times while petrograph is drawing, writing or inscription on stone, as a painting on a cave wall.petroglyph
English
(wikipedia petroglyph)Noun
(en noun)page 302,
- The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.
page 102,
- Ninety-six petroglyph' sites were reported in the original study (DiazGranados 1993). The majority of the ' petroglyphs are worn.
page 578,
- 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.
