rock art

noun

Traditional artwork of indigenous Australians, including paintings, drawings, engravings, stencils, bas-relief carvings, and beeswax figures, located in rock shelters and caves.

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Meanings

nounrock art (usually uncountable, plural rock arts)

plural rock arts

  1. uncountableusuallyTraditional artwork of indigenous Australians, including paintings, drawings, engravings, stencils, bas-relief carvings, and beeswax figures, located in rock shelters and caves.
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APA

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“rock art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20art.

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