Petroglyph J6, with DStretch Enhancement, 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 andother 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.
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Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J18 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Poorly defined symbols. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an ... Read More
Natural Version, Petroglyph V15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site on ... Read More
Natural Version, Petroglyph C23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological ... Read More


