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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 J25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural 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
Sur Kalba Petroglyph 8, Sharjah
A boulder with indeterminate designs. Still under study.Sur Kalba is a likely Bronze Age site in a developed area of the city of Kalba on the eastern shore of Sharjah, UAE. It consists of a ... Read More
Petroglyph G24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version with Paint. Petroglyph G24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Nubian Ibex. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock ... Read More