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 J6 DS
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Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Luluya, Sharjah, UAE. Luluya is in a hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah. It consists of a ... Read More
Ovals and other motifs. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV 5, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined glyphs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More


