rockart
nounUK /ˈrɒk.ɑːt/
US /ˈrɑːk.ɑːrt/
Pictures or shapes that people long ago drew or carved on rocks.
The cave walls were covered with rockart showing animals and hunters.
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2. Art made by painting, carving, or scratching on natural rock surfaces.
Visitors can see ancient rockart on the desert boulders.
3. The study or collection of images found on rocks.
She wrote a book about rockart in northern Australia.
4. A style of modern art that uses rocks or stone as its main material.
The garden show featured rockart sculptures made from local slate.