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“Petroglyph C9 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two large Ibex, and a smaller or junvenile Ibex. Side view but with heads turned towards the front. Difficult to see, there is a DStretch version with different details.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 J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Sun symbols, largest group on the site. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Petroglyph RA7, Luluya, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Luluya, Sharjah, UAE. Luluya is in a hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah. It consists of a ... Read More
Petroglyph 1, Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah.
Petroglyph 1, Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah. This rock facer has numerous representations of the Neolithic, primarily various animals such as ibex and wild ass. Still under study and investigation.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet ... Read More