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DStretch Version, Painted. Petroglyph G13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A bull like animal, but unknown. Carvings extremely difficult to see.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 C6
Petroglyph C6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A figure of a man with vertical hair or hat. He might be holding a shield in his left hand. Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site ... Read More
Petroglyph C7 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C7 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One poorly defined animal. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
"DStretch Version. Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Oryx (lower, with straight horns), geometric design (middle), and unidentified animal (above). Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art ... Read More