ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Petroglyphs are rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs) made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whereas a petroglyph is a narrow type of stonework, the term “rock art” is a much wider term which embraces three types of art: (1) Petroglyphs; (2) Pictographs, including cave painting or any other form of pictorial symbol; and (3) Megalithic Art, or petroforms, involving the arrangement of stones (eg.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dictionary definition is “writing on stone” (two roots: petro means stone, and glyph means writing), and along with “pictographs", they are often described as “rock art.” Technically, petroglyphs are made by scratching away at the rock and pictographs are made by painting on the rock.

Detailed explanation-4: -Petroglyphs are found worldwide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples. The word comes from the Greek prefix petro-, from petra meaning “stone", and glýphō meaning “carve", and was originally coined in French as pétroglyphe.