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Petroglyph C18-KM-19–2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two Ibex, one Syrian Wild Ass. Under investigathion.After initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, with many new discoveries, and the additional documentation of some of the more important petroglyphs. This rock was documented a second time.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 the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman).”


Petroglyph V16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. 1
"Petroglyph V16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex (left), but perhaps a gazelle, and perhaps another one to the right. The line underneath the animals is a common element. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE ... Read More
Petroglyph C2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph C2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One line carving, may be natural. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
Petroglyph N25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph N25 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More