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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.”


Petroglyph V9 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V9 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Adult male and juvinile Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Petroglyph 1, Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah.
Petroglyph 1, Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah. This rock facer has numerous representations of the Neolithic, primarily various animals such as ibex and wild ass. Still under study and investigation.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet ... Read More
Petroglyph N9 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph N9 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One large Ibex, two wild ass, one loop, and an indisticnt figure. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of ... Read More