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DStretch Version. Petroglyph G8 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex. 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.


Petroglyph N18 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N18 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Ibex or similar animal. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Sur Kalba Petroglyph 1, Sharjah
A boulder with an anthropomorphic figure, and likely a large animal. 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 ... Read More
Petroglyph Panel 2 at Wadi Hilo.
Petroglyph Panel 2 at Wadi Hilo. A large number of animals often found in Neolithic depictions. Ibex, Wild Ass, and anthropomorphs. Still under investigation.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse ... Read More