Painted rocks, Tafraoute, Morocco, North AfricaIn 1984 Belgian artist Jean Verame used 18 tonnes of paint and the help of a group of Moroccan firemen to paint the granite boulders in the anti-Atlas country west of Tafraoute

Namondjok (centre) who ate his clan sister, Namarrgon (right) , the Lightning Man and Barrginj his wife (below left) supernatural ancestors at the rock art site at Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

Rock drawings of Thamudic origin, relating to ancient tribe of Thamud, 3rd century BC to 2nd century AD, in canyon of Jebel Khazali, south of Rum village, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Old Anasazi Indian petroglyph, Mystery Valley, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs from the Fremont Culture, Sego Canyon, Utah, United States of America, North America

Paper doll cutouts, Formative Period Petroglyphs, Utah Scenic Byway 279, Potash Road, Rock Art Sites, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Ancient drawings (petroglyphs) on sandstone rock, dating back 6000 years to the early stone age, of camels and also animals no longer found in the area, Twyfelfontein, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Namibia, Africa

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs near Una Vida, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

The Great Hunt Panel, Fremont style petroglyphs from AD 700 to AD 1200, Cottonwood Canyon near the junction of Nine Mile Canyon, Utah, United States of America, North America

McKee Spring Petroglyphs, Fremont Style, from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Cub Creek Petroglyphs, Fremont Style, from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Jones Hole, Fremont style pictographs, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Cub Creek Petroglyphs, Fremont Style, from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Dry Fork Canyon Rock Art, located on McConkie Ranch, Fremont style, dating from AD 700 to AD 1200, near Vernal, Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs, ancestral Puebloan, dating from AD 900 to AD 1250, Potash Road, near Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs, ancestral Puebloan, dating from AD 900 to AD 1250, Potash Road, near Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Rock Art, Fremont style anthropomorphs dating from AD 500 to 1300, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Ancient rock paintings at the Pre-Aksumite settlement of Qohaito, Eritrea, Africa

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel, Barrier Canyon Style, dating from 2000 BC to 1 AD, San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States of America, North America

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel, Barrier Canyon Style, dating from 2000 BC to 1 AD, San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States of America, North America

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel, Barrier Canyon Style, dating from 2000 BC to 1 AD, San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States of America, North America

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel, Barrier Canyon Style, dating from 2000 BC to 1 AD, San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States of America, North America

Buckhorn Wash Rock Art Panel, Barrier Canyon Style, dating from 2000 BC to 1 AD, San Rafael Swell, Utah, United States of America, North America

Sego Canyon Rock Art Panal, Barrier Canyon style pictographs, near Thompson, Utah, United States of America, North America

Sego Canyon Rock Art Panal, Barrier Canyon style pictographs, near Thompson, Utah, United States of America, North America

Sego Canyon Rock Art Panal, Barrier Canyon style pictographs, near Thompson, Utah, United States of America, North America

Frieze on the 130ft high El Castillo at the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Aboriginal rock art, Ubirr, Kakadu National Par, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Rock Art, Anthropomorph images, 600AD to 1250AD, Sego Canyon, Southern Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock, Newspaper Rock Recreation Area, Utah, United States of America, North America

Rock art, white paintings, elephant and rain snake, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Rock art, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Rock art, rhinos, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa.

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Blue Bull Cave, pictographs, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Blue Bull Cave, pictographs, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Leiknes Rock Paintings depicting two swans, drawn by the ancestors of the Saami perhaps 9000 years ago, Leiknes, Troms, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Leiknes Rock Paintings depicting deer, drawn by the ancestors of the Saami perhaps 9000 years ago, Leiknes, Troms, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Madara Rider (Madara Horseman) rock relief, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shumen, Bulgaria, Europe

Cub Creek Petroglyphs, Fremont Style, from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Ancient rock paintings at the Pre-Aksumite settlement of Qohaito, Eritrea, Africa

Mirador Sicasumbre mountain top viewpoint, Pajara, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Cave of Poetry (Grotta della Poesia), Roca Vecchia, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Wat Samphran Dragon Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fisherman's wife statue at harbour entrance, Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Monumento a la Fecundidad by Cesar Manrique, Monumento al Campesino, San Bartolome, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Old gold mine buildings, Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Spain, Europe

Petroglyph near Chetro Ketl, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

El Triunfador sculpture, Fundación Cesar Manrique, Taro de Tahíche, Lanzarote, Canary islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Statue of St. Michael the Archangel, Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Frescoes in Goreme Open Air Museum's rock-cut Byzantine Karanlik Kilise (Dark Church), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goreme, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Petroglyphs, Barrier Canyon Style, Indian Creek Corridor, near Monticello, Utah, United States of America, North America

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 200 year old rock paintings of the Spanish , Arizona, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Petrogylph, Procession Panel, Butler Wash, Shash Jaa National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Bighorn Sheep at the Sun's Eye. Anasazi Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Soldier riding a horse petroglyph, Chetro Ketl, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

McKee Spring Petroglyphs, Fremont Style, from AD 700 to AD 1200, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Rock art, zebra on a small outcrop, now used as the logo of Botswana's National Museums and Monuments, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Chongoni Rock-Art Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malawi, Africa

Panels depicting scenes from the Gospels, Rock Church The Holy Mother, 14th century Palaeologian style Medieval Christian Art, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Roussenski Lom River Valley, Bulgaria, Europe

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Indigenous rock art at Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Petroglyphs, Near River House Ruins, Ancestral Pueblo, Shash Jaa National Monument, Utah, United States of America, North America

Porch of Caryatids, Erechtheion Temple, Acropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Athens, Greece, Europe

Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Antelope House Ruins, Colorful Rock Art Paintings, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tourists visiting The White Lady Rock Painting, Brandberg, Erongo, Namibia

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Leiknes Rock Paintings depicting a killer whale, drawn by the ancestors of the Saami perhaps 9000 years ago, Leiknes, Troms, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Madara Rider (Madara Horseman) rock relief, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shumen, Bulgaria, Europe

Petroglyphs, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Small island, a roche moutonnee glacial landform, southern coast of Hinnoya Island, Nordland, northern Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Petroglyphs of riders on horseback hunting an antelope, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Chongoni Rock-Art Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Malawi, Africa

Rock Art, Anthropomorph images, 600AD to 1250AD, Sego Canyon, Southern Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyphs, Colorado River basin, 6000 BC to 1300 AD, Utah, United States of America, North America

The White Lady Rock Painting, Brandberg, Erongo, Namibia

Oldest Pueblos and Navajos tracks of art on the cliffs of Monument Valley, Utah, United States of America, North America

Old Rock Paintings at Strait of Iris, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Indian petroglyphs, Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument, near Monticello, Utah, United States of America, North America

Petroglyph National Monument, petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock by American Indians 400 to 700 years ago, New Mexico, United States of America, North America