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Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C8 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah.The faint image of a four-legged animal. Date unknown. [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 Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV7, Sharjah
Small figures, at least one wild ass. . Still under investigation. Petroglyph Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV7, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-35 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-35 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Syrian wild assess, a large oval, and other figures. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 11, Sharjah (spectacular)
A spectacular scene of human figures, horses and riders, several ibex, Syrian wild asses, indeterminate motifs, and cross-hatch areas that may represent gardens. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill ... Read More