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Petroglyph KM21-66 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. An indeterminate carving. 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 G22, Khatm al Melaha, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph G22 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined anilmals and designs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al ... Read More
Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
"DStretch Version. Petroglyph V4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Oryx (lower, with straight horns), geometric design (middle), and unidentified animal (above). Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art ... Read More
Petroglyph C11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
DStretch Version, Petroglyph C11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild goat. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More