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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.”


Lower Wadi al Hilo Petroglyph No LV14, Sharjah
Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV14, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located in the ... Read More
Petroglyph N11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass, Loops, indistinct symbols. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More
Petroglyph H3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph H3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Anthropomorphic. Impossible to discern. We have little confidence in this drawing. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More