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Natural with Paint. Petroglyph V17 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Anthropomorphic figure and Tree-like design – unidentified. 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 5 (VALLEY 1), Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Wadi al Hilo, Sharjah, UAE. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located in the Hajar Mountains of Sharjah. The site is important ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo No 4, Sharjah
Pooly preserved motifs. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No 4, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs.Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a seasonal watercourse located ... Read More
Petroglyph H4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph H4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Some form of cattle? Likely Iron Are or later. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More

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