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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 H7, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
DStretch Version, Petroglyph H7, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One snake. 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 on ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo LV16, deer, Sharjah
A representation of a deer that does not exist in Arabia, or perhaps anywhere. There is some indication that this was a wild ass that was later modified with the addition of extraordinary antlers. It ... Read More
Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version, Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass and a Nubian Ibex. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More