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“Natural and Painter Version. Petroglyph V7 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex with Anthropomorphs. probably other images no longer visible. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [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 N4 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N4 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is on ... Read More
Petroglyph G26, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. 1
Natural Version with Drawing, Petroglyph G26, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo LV11 Petroglyph, Sharjah
Unusual motifs. Shields, Humans with weapons, perhaps domesticated animals. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo Main Glyph Panel, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. LV11Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, ... Read More