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Petroglyph KM21-31 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Indeterminate motifs. 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.


Lower Wadi al Hilo Petroglyph No LV6, Sharjah
Several Small Figures. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV6, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 18, Sharjah
There are motifs on two sides of this rock, which is positioned adjacent to Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 11. Indeterminate at this stage of study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the ... Read More
Petroglyph H9, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph H9, 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