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DStretch Version, 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 H1, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph H1, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Single Syrian Wild Ass and a figure to right. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Petroglyph H11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
DStretch Version Petroglyph H11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. An Oryx, an Ibex, and a Wild Ass facing different directions. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo No 3, Sharjah
Unusual motif. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No 3, 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