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Natural Version with Drawing, Petroglyph G2, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two Syrian Wild Ass and Human Male with a hat or head dress. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an 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 V6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph V6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Adult male and juvinile Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Petroglyph 7 (ZONE 1), 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
Lower Wadi al Hilo LV11 Petroglyph, Sharjah
Unusual motifs. Shields, Humans with weapons, perhaps domesticated animals. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo Main Glyph Panel, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. LV11Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, ... Read More