Site type guide
Rock Art Site
Rock Art Site sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
8 rock art site sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Rock Art Site sacred sites overview
Rock Art Site sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 8 rock art site sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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Ausevika Rock Carvings
Floro, Vestland, Norway
On a hillside above Hoydalsfjorden in western Norway, more than three hundred figures carved into slate tell the story of a Stone Age world....
Bølareinen
Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway
On a vertical rock face beside the Bøla River in central Norway, a reindeer stands in stone as it has for more than five millennia....
Ha Baroana
Ha Matela, Maseru District, Lesotho
On a sandstone overhang above the Liphiring River, east of Maseru, Ha Baroana holds polychrome paintings made by San (Bushmen) hunter-gatherers....
Leirfall rock carvings
Stjordal, Trøndelag, Norway
On a south-facing rock outcrop in central Norway, between nine hundred and twelve hundred figures carved over more than a millennium preserve the ritual life of Bronze Age...
Møllerstufossen Rock Carvings
Dokka, Rogaland, Norway
Beside the roar of Møllerstufossen waterfall on the Etna river, Mesolithic hunter-gatherers carved elk into exposed rock some eight thousand years ago....
Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara
São Raimundo Nonato, Brazil
Deep in the semi-arid caatinga of northeastern Brazil, over 1,200 rock shelters hold more than 30,000 paintings spanning millennia....
The Rock Carvings of Alta
Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
At the head of the Alta Fjord in Norway's far north, more than six thousand figures have been pecked into exposed bedrock over nearly five millennia....
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Milk River, Alberta, Canada
In southern Alberta, the Milk River has carved a valley of sandstone cliffs and hoodoos that the Blackfoot call matapiiksi — the people....
Key questions
Rock Art Site sacred-site questions
- What rock art site sacred sites are included?
- Rock Art Site sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 8 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these rock art site sites located?
- Major country clusters include Norway, Lesotho, Brazil, Canada.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Celtic and Prehistoric, Indigenous.
- Can I view rock art site sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.