paleoart

[ pey-lee-oh-ahrt ]

noun

1. designs, images, messages, or symbols created by ancient or prehistoric humans in the form of paintings, carvings, etchings, patterned rock arrangements, etc. ammoglyph ( def ), dendroglyph ( def ), geoglyph ( def ), petroglyph ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of paleoart¹

First recorded in 1920–25; paleo- ( def ) + art ¹( def )