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Natural Version. Petroglyph G12 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Unknown animal, difficult to document. 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 17 (ZONE 2), Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah, UAE. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located in the Hajar Mountains of Sharjah. The site is important ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 10, Sharjah
Petroglyphs on two sides of this rock, one with a horse and rider and other indeterminate figures, the other side with a number of heavily eroded, indeterminate motifs. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological ... Read More
Petroglyph N1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three 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 ... Read More