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“Painted. Petroglyph N19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex with Sun symbol above back. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular 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 KM21-64 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-64 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Animal with extraordinary antlers or horns. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found ... Read More
Petroglyph V12 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 3
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V12 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass and one Nubian Ibex. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains ... Read More
Petroglyph N3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph N3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Five Syrian Wild Ass and loop symbol. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More