Petrosomatoglyphs

Connected Sites: 24

Man-made or naturally-occurring representations of human or animal body parts incised in rock (i.e not full body representations).

Connected Sites

  • Kernavė
    Kernavė
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.32
    148
    8
    "16.1.4. the stone with 'footmarks of the Christ, the Virgin Mary and the lamb', M 123;" (nom file annex)
  • Ancient Kyoto
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.44
    351
    20
    Buddha footprints at Kiyomizu-dera
    See commons.wikimedia.org
  • Sanchi
    Sanchi
    India
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.53
    56
    5
    Stupa 1 Northern Gateway: "The bottom of the pillar face has two footprints of the Buddha with a wheel of the Law on their sole"
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Rock Carvings in Tanum
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.05
    112
    8
    Many footprints
    See www.ccsp.it
  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.91
    51
    7
    "Further up the central path towards the main temple to the south is a small shrine with a standing Buddha in the back and with the footprints (Padas) of Buddha carved on black stone, dating from the 3rd century BCE, when Emperor Asoka declared Buddhism to be the official religion of the state and installed thousands of such footprint stones all over his kingdom." (AB ev)
  • Rock Art in the Hail Region
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.25
    35
    4
    "(...) one steeply sloping panel at Raat (...) bears a series of archaic geometric motifs, such as circles, chronologically followed by hoof-prints, human footprints occurring in pairs and superimposed large motifs." (Nomination file, p. 22-23)
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    662
    13
    The Church of San Sebasiano Fuori le Mura contains a stone "carrying the alleged footprints of Jesus related to the episode of "Quo Vadis" in the apocryphal Acts of Peter"
    See www.alamy.com
  • Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.12
    108
    7
    Hundreds of footprints
    See www.researchgate.net
  • Ephesus
    Ephesus
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2015
    4.10
    268
    6
    Foot carving in the Marble Road, which shows the way to the brothel.
    See www.atlasobscura.com
  • Central Highlands
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.09
    134
    7
    Footprint at Adam's Peak (of Buddha, Adam, Shiva or Saint Thomas).
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Twyfelfontein
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.35
    74
    5
    Hand and footprints
    See africanrockart.britishmuseum.org
  • Tchogha Zanbil
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.39
    32
    4
    There is apparently a 3,000 year old footprint of a child at the foot of the Ziggurat.
    See www.astarte.com.au
  • Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.02
    196
    9
    Dingding Gate in Luoyang: "In the 2007 excavation, significant artefacts relating to the Silk Road were found, including rutted wheel tracks, human footprints and camel hoof prints."
    See www.mdpi.com
  • Phu Phrabat
    Phu Phrabat
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.71
    34
    5
    "It was believed that Buddha once visited the region and left several footprints on the mountain" (AB ev)
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.36
    275
    12
    Foundation Stone on the Dome of the Rock has "marks" of the footprint of Mohammed (made as he stepped upon it to mount his horse Barak when commencing his ride to Paradise), Barak's Hoofprint and the hand/finger print of Gabriel (who was holding back the rock as it tried to follow Mohammed).
    See www.jstor.org
  • Luang Prabang
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.65
    192
    5
    Buddha Footprint at Phu Si
    See www.lonelyplanet.com
  • Longobards in Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    227
    14
    Santuario di San Michele Archangelo: Michael the Archangel footprint, and hand-prints and footprints of pilgrims in underground corridors of the sanctuary
    See www.santuariosanmichele.it
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    485
    12
    Several footprints of Mohammed are collected in the Topkapi Museum
    See www.usna.edu
  • Historic Cairo
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    299
    11
    Two footprints of Muhammad, in the mausoleum of Qaitbey.
    See www.usna.edu
  • Hedeby and Danevirke
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.23
    130
    6
    In September 2020, a brick stone was found with a small footprint. It is on display in the Danevirke museum.
    See www.danevirkemuseum.de
  • Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.72
    207
    15
    A carved left human hand is to be found on the wall of the Decorated Hall in the Hypogeum.
    See www.bradshawfoundation.com
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Germany, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.81
    347
    20
    Vindolanda: a partial print of an adolescent’s right foot, dated to 160-180 CE, was found on a tile
    See www.archaeology.wiki
  • Bagan
    Bagan
    Myanmar
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.44
    129
    6
    Has both free-standing footprints and mural paintings of them. At the Ananda Temple, the western portico depicts two Buddha footprint symbols on pedestals.
    See www.soas.ac.uk
  • Ancient Nara
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.00
    291
    14
    Buddha's footprint at Yakushi-ji