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Petroglyphic

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pet·ro·glyph  (ptr-glf)
n.
A carving or line drawing on rock, especially one made by prehistoric people.

petro·glyphic adj.


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Los Chulpas (o Los Hijos de Mamaluna): The Sons of Mother Moon Using CGI animation to create characters based on geoglyphic and petroglyphic iconography found in the Atacama Desert of Chile, Spanish filmmaker Alex Moya Ibacache tells the story of the Chulpas, ancient beings who worshipped the moon before the sun came into existence.
Burley said the petroglyphic foot was so rare he had assumed it was intentionally carved in a symbolic fashion, but the latest find meant he was not so sure.
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