Rock carvings and paintings

rock artn. Markings, including carvings, incised drawings, and paintings, made by human beings on rocks and rock formations such as cliff faces and cave walls. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.