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Petroglyph C5-2021V2 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Hunting Scene. Carvings still under investigation.After initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, with many new discoveries, and the additional documentation of some of the more important petroglyphs. This rock was documented a second time in order to increase quality.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “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 C19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph C19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined glyphs. 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
Petroglyph N3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
DStretch Version, Petroglyph N3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Five Syrian Wild Ass and loop symbol. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-28 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-28 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Faint but fully formed Ibex. 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 ... Read More