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A complex mix of anthropomorphic figures, several ibex, a wild ass, a bull with curved horns, human figures on horseback, and other designs. 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 KM21-29 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-29 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. 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 Messages from ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-56 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah.
Petroglyph KM21-56 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One Oryx. 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 Messages ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-28 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-28 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Faint but fully formed 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 ... Read More