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Petroglyph KM21-27 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two 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 C6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A figure of a man with vertical hair or hat. He might be holding a shield in his left hand. There may be a ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo LV11 Petroglyph, Sharjah
Unusual motifs. Shields, Humans with weapons, perhaps domesticated animals. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo Main Glyph Panel, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. LV11Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, ... Read More
Petroglyph C13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph C13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological ... Read More