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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.


Lower Wadi al Hilo No 1, Sharjah
unknown motifs. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No 1, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located in ... Read More
Petroglyph G23, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph G23, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Anthropomorphic figure and Ibex / goat. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
Sur Kalba Petroglyph 3, Sharjah
A boulder with two human figures. Still under study.Sur Kalba is a likely Bronze Age site in a developed area of the city of Kalba on the eastern shore of Sharjah, UAE. It consists of ... Read More