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Petroglyph H12-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Geometric Designs, animals, and other motifs. All are common throughout the region. After initial documentation in 2019, the site was revisited in 2021, with many new discoveries, and the additional documentation of some of the more important petroglyphs. This rock was documented a second time in order to increase spatial extent of the model.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman).”


Petroglyph KM21-46 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-46 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. poorly defined animal, other indeterminate figures. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-71 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah.
Petroglyph KM21-71 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Perhaps a gazelle. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati 2019 ... Read More
Petroglyph J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Sun symbols, largest group on the site. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More