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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 N5 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N5 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild ass, one anthropomorphic figure and indistict designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More
Petroglyph H5, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version, Petroglyph H5, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Line and dots. 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
Sur Kalba Petroglyph 4, Sharjah
An outcrop with a human figure and several poorly preserved motifs. 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 ... Read More