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Petroglyph KM21-14 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Partial Animal Figure. 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 H23 Khatm al Melaha, Sharjah
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph H23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A single Ibex and three curvilinear designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Petroglyph C8 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
"Petroglyph C8 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. The faint image of a four-legged animal.Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is ... Read More
Petroglyph N20 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph N20 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Ibex or similar animal. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is on ... Read More