Historical Graffiti

Pre-20th century inscriptions, figure drawings, etc. that have been scratched into walls and which can be identified and seen today.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Historical Graffiti':

  • Bend of the Boyne "There is evidence to show that Newgrange was plundered by Danish raiders about the year 860. Graffiti in the tomb dates back to the 7th century, a subject of great interest to historians."
  • Istanbul Haghia Sophia
  • Megalithic Temples of Malta model of a temple scratched on a wall in the temple of Hagar Qim
  • Neolithic Orkney Maes Howe ; link
  • Nubian Monuments
  • Pompei
  • Prague Ball Game Hall, Old Town Town Hall
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
  • Rome Catacombs
  • Tikal National Park
  • Villa Adriana (Tivoli) "and the legendary architect/etcher Piranesi scribbled Piranesi 1741 into a grotto at Hadrian’s Villa with a red crayon"
  • Yuso and Suso Monasteries Suso (made by monks in the Middle Ages)