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Natural Version, Petroglyph N11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass, Loops, indistinct symbols. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is one of the largest rock art sites in the UAE.


Petroglyph C5-2021 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph C5 (2021 verison) Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex, Syrian Wild Ass, and human figures are depicted.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. An almost ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 4, Sharjah
A complex mix of anthropomorphic figures, several ibex, a wild ass, a bull with curved horns, human figures on horseback, and other designs. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 2, Sharjah
An early pecked petroglyph of an undetermined figure, with later scratched grid-like designs.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east ... Read More