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“DStretch Version with Paint, Petroglyph H24, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Tahr, Sun symbol, snakes, and other motifs. 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 5 (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
Petroglyph N6 Khatm Al Mela, Sharjah
"Painted. Petroglyph N6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Stylized Human Figure with Head Adornment and Clothing. Date unknown. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is a ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 15, Sharjah
Thinly scratched or carved anthropomorphic figures. Likely produced with metal tools.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of ... Read More