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“Natural Version, Petroglyph V10, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three Syrian Wild Asses, one Arabian Oryx. Other images weak or indistinct. 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 G11, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. 1
DStretch Version. Petroglyph G11, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-70 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-70 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. A wild ass, and also a rare motif of a man and woman. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and ... Read More
Petroglyph H17, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph H17, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Six Syrian Wild Asses. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More