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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 J5, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural. Petroglyph J5, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Nubian Ibex. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the ... Read More
Petroglyph H6, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version, Petroglyph H6, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Arabian Oryx (right), one Nubian Ibex (left). Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More
Petroglyph C5-2021 V2 Khatm Al Melaha
Petroglyph C5-2021V2 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Hunting Scene. 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 the more ... Read More