Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: petroglyphs

The people at the bottom of the rock appear to be dancing, or worshipping, and other figures are involved, including animals. Towards the top is a got with the sun for a head.

This very unusual petroglyph at Tamgaly shows a pregnant cow.

A magnificent petroglyph of a deer, with wonderfully carved antlers. Below, probably a mountain goat. Tamgaly, Kazakhstan.

Petroglyphs at Tamgaly. Some rock faces had so many etched in to the rocks, that there really was no space for any more. Many animal motifs, mostly goats and horses and similar. One or two predators were depicted, and even at one place there was a turtle! Not a lot of human figures, although a few were depicted riding horses.

We hired a muchacho to take us to the petroglyphs near Chagüitillo, close to Matagalpa. Being a Sunday afternoon, a half dozen bored youths decided to tag along. Four of them tried to recreate how the model for this petroglyph may have been standing.

Some sort of calendar (at least, that's the theory) amongst the petroglyphs near Chagüitillo close to Matagalpa.

What happened appears to be accurately portrayed. The reason for the beheadings is a little more unclear.

A boy and his pet mouse. That was how Jo and I interpreted this petroglyph. This is on the slopes of Volcán Madera, Isla de Ometepe.

Faces from eras past, carved into the walls of a waterline cave on an island in Lake Nicaragua.