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“DStretch Version. Petroglyph V1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two sides of the same rock. Each panel has two Syrian Wild Asses and a Human Male. But in slightly different styles implying two different artists. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [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.”


Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 23, Sharjah
Faint four-legged figure. Perhaps others. Still under study.Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah, UAE. It ... Read More
Petroglyph G13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version. Petroglyph G13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A bull like animal, but unknown. Carvings extremely difficult to see.Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near ... Read More
Petroglyph C5DS2
Petroglyph C5 with DStretch Enhancement, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah.Nubian Ibex, Syrian Wild Ass, and human figures are depicted. Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Khatm ... Read More