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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 H11-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph H11-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Five wild asses. Carvings still under investigation. After initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, with many new discoveries, and the additional documentation of some of ... Read More
Petroglyph G19, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph G19, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass. likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More
Petroglyph G22, Khatm al Melaha, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph G22 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined animals and designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More

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