pet|ro|glyph

pet|ro|glyph
pet|ro|glyph «PEHT ruh glihf», noun.
a rock carving (usually prehistoric), especially a pictograph or the like incised or carved in rock: »

The crescent is not a common figure among petroglyphs and pictographs of northern Arizona (Science News Letter).

[< French pétroglyphe < Greek pétra rock + -glyph a carving, glyph]

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