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“Dstretch Version, Petroglyph V3, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Left Panel, Syrian Wild Ass, with additional embellishment. Right panel, Syrian Wild Ass and Anthropomorph. 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 an 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 C16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
DStretch Version, Petroglyph C16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Male, female, and juvinile Syrian Wild Asses. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-68 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-68 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Inderterminate motif. 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
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