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Petroglyph KM21-59 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One Human 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 NAH2, Al Nahwa, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Al Nahwa, Sharjah, UAE. Al Nahwa is a small village on the south of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah. Some petroglyphs have been found in this ... Read More
Petroglyph 6, Wadi Hilo, Sharjah
Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located in the Hajar Mountains of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. There are remains of a massive 19th century village, as well ... Read More
Petroglyph H25, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph H25, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Camel. likely Iron Age or later. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More