What are petroglyphs and pictographs? How can you spot the differences when looking at rock art? Find out the answer with this short video, part of a series that breaks down key terms in art history, archaeology, and history! You will learn to differentiate between a petroglyph and a pictograph by looking at Petroglyph National Monument and Chaco Canyon—two important places in New Mexico.

CHAPTERS

0:00 What is a petroglyph?

1:40 What is a pictograph?

2:44 Rock art

Main images: Photographs from Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.