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“DStretch Version with drawing, 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 N9 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version, Petroglyph N9 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One large Ibex, two wild ass, one loop, and an indisticnt figure. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More
Petroglyph J15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph J15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Wild ass, unusual symbols. 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
Lower Wadi al Hilo Petroglyph No LV10, Sharjah
A small Ibex. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV10, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located ... Read More