Editing Ardashir I (section)

== Ardashir's petroglyphs ==
The [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanians]]' [[petroglyph]]ic art was established by Ardashir and lived on until [[Shapur II]]'s reign. The art was revived in [[Khosrow II]]'s period. Ardashir's petroglyphs are clearly different from the few remaining [[Parthian Empire|Parthian]] samples and a new historic frame is seen in them. His first three petroglyphs have various styles, but do not show a clear evolutionary procedure. Only the fourth petroglyph, the picture of Ardashir's coronation in [[Naqsh-e Rustam]], possesses clear features that reappears in the petroglyphs of [[Shapur I]] and his successors.<ref>{{Cite book|title="Ardašīr I ii. Rock reliefs". In Encyclopædia Iranica.|last=Luschey}}</ref>