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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.
Ibex in the upper left, Three ovoid motifs with different patinas (ages) and a number of other indeterminate figures. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end ... Read More
Natural Version, Petroglyph V23 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site ... Read More
DStretch Version Petroglyph H11 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. An Oryx, an Ibex, and a Wild Ass facing different directions. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar ... Read More