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“Natural Version with drawing, 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 J19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Wolf. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 14, Sharjah
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 ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 10, Sharjah
Petroglyphs on two sides of this rock, one with a horse and rider and other indeterminate figures, the other side with a number of heavily eroded, indeterminate motifs. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological ... Read More