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On the left is a horse and rider, with an ibex below with other indeterminate figures. On the right is an unusual group of circles or figure eights that have been carved over the image of a much older ibex. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah, UAE. It consists of a large number of petroglyphs that span the periods from the Neolithic to the 19th century.


Petroglyph J2, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Petroglyph J2, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Arabian Oryx and another unidentified animal. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock ... Read More
C22 Natural, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah
"Natural Version with drawing, Petroglyph C22, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two Nubian Ibex lower, Syrian Wild Ass above, human on left. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the ... Read More
Petroglyph H25, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph H25, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Camel. likely Iron Age or later. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More