A pictograph is a drawing or painting that is created on a rock.It is not "carved" into the rock - that would be a "petroglyph."
Cueva de las Manos (Spanish for Cave of the Hands) is a series of caves in Argentina where ancient people painted on the walls starting over 9,000 years ago. The wall above is one of many that is covered with hand silhouettes. These silhouettes are thought to be made by the artist placing a hand on the wall and then blowing liquid pigment through a hollow bone to spray-paint the wall. The paintings in the caves are so significant that Cueva de las Manos, Patagonia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
| Pictographs: Ontario, Canada |
"Two Figures" from the Agawa Rock pictographs, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
| Pictographs: Cave of the Hands, Argentina |
Not all of the paintings at "Cave of the Hands" are hands in silhouette. Some are geometric designs, animals, hunters, and weapons. Pigments used include: iron oxides (reds), kaolin (white), natrojarosite (yellow), and manganese oxides (black).
| Pictographs: South Africa |
Hunter pictographs on the wall of a cave in the Cederberg region of South Africa. These images are thought to have been painted about 1500 years ago.
| Pictographs: Brazil |
Pictographs painted on a Monte Alegre cave in the Para State of Brazil.
| Pictographs: South Africa |
Pictographs on a rock wall near Drakensberg, South Africa.
| Pictographs: Australia |
Aboriginal pictographs of the Gagudju people of Northern Australia. The art is believed to be at least 5,000 years old.
| Pictographs: Namibia |
Pictographs of Bushmen of the Namibian Desert of Africa.
| Pictographs: Utah |
Pictographs representing people from the Fremont Culture.
| Pictographs: British Columbia, Canada |
Pictograph painted on a bluff near Vaseux Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
| Pictographs: Canyon de Chelly, Arizona |
Native American pictographs and petroglyphs at Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
| Pictographs: Aruba |
Ancient pictographs photographed in a cave on the island of Aruba.
| Pictographs: Nevada |
Pictographs made by Native Americans at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, USA.
| Pictographs: Utah |
Native American pictographs of hands, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States.
Related: A Worldwide Petroglyph Photo Gallery
| Pictographs: Mexico |
Pictographs photographed in Mexico.
