Environmental Graffiti

Treasures of the Ancient World Carved Into Rock

For almost 2600 years from 1280 BCE to the 12 and 13th century CE, rock-cut architecture was all the rage from the Far East and Orient, to Africa and the Middle East. It is the practice of creating buildings by carving solid rock, preferably from the top down. Unlike caves and other natural rock crevices, rock-cut architecture is all man-made. Follow us while we take a tour of the most spectacular tombs and cave dwellings carved into rocks around the world...

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