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Petroglyph KM21-44 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Animal and 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 LV9, Sharjah
A small human figure. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV9. 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
Petroglyph J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Sun symbols, largest group on the site. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Petroglyph C23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph C23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two 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