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“Painted. Petroglyph N6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Stylized Human Figure with Head Adornment and Clothing. Date unknown. [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.”
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph C19 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Several poorly defined glyphs. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
A small Ibex. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV10, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located ... Read More
"Petroglyph V16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Nubian Ibex (left), but perhaps a gazelle, and perhaps another one to the right. The line underneath the animals is a common element. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE ... Read More