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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 C25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three human feet or foot prints. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 1, Sharjah
Petroglyph of human figure over a 4-lgged animal, perhaps a horse or a wild ass.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on ... Read More
Petroglyph J25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph J25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three wild asses and a probable anthropomorph. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More

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