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“Natural 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.”


Petroglyph N15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph N15 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three or four 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 ... Read More
Petroglyph J24 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph J24 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Perhaps an Arabian wolf. 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 LU15, Luluya, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Luluya, Sharjah, UAE. Luluya is in a hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah. It consists of a large ... Read More