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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.


Petroglyph H26, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph H26, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two animals, other figures difficult to distinguish. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Petroglyph J2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
"Petroglyph J2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. An Ibex, a very common figure in the region. There is another four-legged animal above.Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman ... Read More
Petroglyph H7, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version, Petroglyph H7, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One snake. 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