岩画产生于文字之前,是见证人类历史和环境变迁,追溯文化和艺术起源的非常重要的资料。除了南极洲外,在所有的大洲上都可以找到岩画遗存。在世界文化遗产名录中,也有相当一部分是岩画遗址。1879年在西班牙发现的阿尔塔米拉洞窟岩画是旧石器时代岩画 Before the writing, the petroglyphs are very important materials for witnessing the changes of human history and environment, and tracing the origin of culture and art. Except for Antarctica, remains of rock paintings can be found on all continents. In the world cultural heritage list, there is also a considerable part of the rock art site. The rock paintings of the Altamira caves discovered in Spain in 1879 were Paleolithic petroglyphs