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“Natural 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 G24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version. Petroglyph G24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Nubian Ibex. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of ... Read More
Petroglyph G22, Khatm al Melaha, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph G22 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined anilmals and designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More
Petroglyph H24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
"Natural Version, Petroglyph H24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Tahr, Sun symbol, snakes, and other motifs. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from ... Read More