Petroglyph J20-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph J20-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass on right. J19, Hyena, on leftAfter initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, with many new discoveries, and the additional documentation of some of the more important petroglyphs. This rock was documented a second time in order to increase quality as more of […]
Petroglyph H13-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph H13-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass, Ibex, Anthropomorphic Figures and unknown symbols. Carvings still under investigation. After initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, and the additional documentation of some of the more important petroglyphs. This rock was documented a second time in order to increase quality.Probably Neolithic or […]
Petroglyph KM21-16 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A goat or a sheep. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman).”After initial documentation in 2019, the site […]
Petroglyph KM21-40 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-40 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Anthropomoorph and a wild ass. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman).”After initial documentation in 2019, the site […]
