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Petroglyph J6, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Anthropomorphic figures in several styles, domestic goats, ibexes, and other motifs. All are common throughout the region. Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is one of the largest rock art sites in the UAE. There are also stone houses, a shell midden, stone tombs and other features that date this site has having occupations from at least the early Holocene to the 19th century. Over 175 stones with petroglyphs were documented and close to 400 motifs were identified. Every rock with a glyph was given an ID number and a GPS coordinate. In total 25455 terrestrial photographs, 5244 drone photographs, 44 drone videos, and 182 GPS points (+/- 1cm) were done in a single day.


Petroglyph J10 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J10 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild ass and other poorly defined glyphs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-C25 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-C25 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two wild asses. 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 ... Read More
Petroglyph J16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph J16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild ass, two oryx, sun and other symbols. Unusual deigns. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More