LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock more than 3,500 years ago have been hacked out and stolen by thieves who also damaged other engravings at a historic site in ...

The El Venado petroglyphs are etched onto a rock wall in the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula, 88 kilometers north of ...

A short drive from Phoenix, this Arizona hiking trail leads through the cactus-studded Superstition Wilderness to a mystical canyon with ancient petroglyphs.

Trace Indigenous history this fall on sacred hiking trails across the U.S., from canyon dwellings to forest mounds and ...

"I've always thought about these (Native American) guys, up here pecking out pictures on sandstone cliffs, and wondered, ‘what would their spouses say when they got home?' " ‘Oh sure, you're out there ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

Grapevine Canyon is one of the finest petroglyph sites in Southern Nevada. It is also one of the easiest to visit on a day trip, located in the southern part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, ...

Utah authorities are seeking more information about a climber who installed climbing bolts into the site of an ancient petroglyph. The petroglyphs, which are carvings made by ancient Native Americans ...

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in South Central New Mexico contains one of the largest collections of ancient rock art in the Southwest. More than 21,400 images of birds, animals, humans, and geometric ...

Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. What finally did them in was a ...

As Nichole Schwend weaves through the basalt rocks that litter Celebration Park, she points to faint engravings on the dark desert rocks and asks visitors what they see. One carving near the ...