Petroglyph KM21-1 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two Syrian Wild Asses. 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 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman).”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.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 KM21-1 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
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Petroglyph G20-2021, Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two9 Syrian Wild Asses. This is a repeat documentation in 2021 because of increased visibility.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J22 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Wild Ass, Oryx, anthropomorph, and other designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Unknown animal, symbol, or motif. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More