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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 KM21-49 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-49 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Perhaps an Ibex. 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
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 20, Sharjah
On the right a group of five horses with riders. On the left anthropomorphic figures. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of ... Read More
Petroglyph G20, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph G20, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two animals in an unusual style. likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More

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