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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 G21, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph G21, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two Oryx and two other animals. likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
Petroglyph G18, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph G18, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Perhaps a snake. likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an ... Read More
Petroglyph H15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with paint, Petroglyph H15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two panels, left, probably and Ibex, right, highly degraded. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More