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Natural Version, Petroglyph V1, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Left Panel: two Syrian Wild Ass and Human Male, light pecked. Right Panel: same but fully pecked and polished. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an 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 J16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J16 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One wild ass, two oryx, sun and other symbols. Unusual deigns. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-14 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-14 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Partial Animal Figure. 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 2019 ... Read More
Petroglyph C6
Petroglyph C6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A figure of a man with vertical hair or hat. He might be holding a shield in his left hand. Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site ... Read More