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 and Painter Version. Petroglyph V7 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex with Anthropomorphs. probably other images no longer visible. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of ... Read More
Natural Version, Petroglyph V28 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Wild Ass and one other animal. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V12 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass and one Nubian Ibex. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains ... Read More


