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“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 KM21-26 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-26 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Animal, perhaps an Ibex. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati ... Read More
Petroglyph N9 , Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 4
"Petroglyph N9 , Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Arabian Oryx on the left, two Syrian Wild Ass to right, and several unidentifed images. Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, ... Read More
Petroglyph V6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version, Petroglyph V6 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 Al Melaha ... Read More