岩いわ絵え

noun

rock art; rock paintings; rock drawings

Refers to prehistoric or ancient paintings and drawings on rock surfaces, such as cave paintings or petroglyphs.

• この地ち域いきには古こ代だいの岩いわ絵えが多おおく残のこっている。

  Many ancient rock paintings remain in this region.

• 洞どう窟くつの壁かべに描かかれた岩いわ絵えは、数すう千せん年ねん前まえのものだ。

  The rock art drawn on the cave walls dates back thousands of years.