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“Natual Version as Documented, 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 UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is one of the largest rock art sites in the UAE. There are also stone houses, a shell midden, stone tombs and other features that date this site has having occupations from at least the early Holocene to the 19th century.”


Petroglyph N23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph N23 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
Petroglyph J2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
"Petroglyph J2 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. An Ibex, a very common figure in the region. There is another four-legged animal above.Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-4 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah.
Petroglyph KM21-4 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. A number of poorly preserved large animal. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are ... Read More