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“Petroglyph V20 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Three Syrian Wild Ass. 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 C4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph C4 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One poorly defined glyph, may be natural. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Lower Wadi al Hilo Petroglyph No LV 5, Sharjah
Ovals and other motifs. Still under investigation. Lower Wadi al Hilo No LV 5, Sharjah. Located in a lower wadi side valley filled with petroglyphs. Wadi Helo (Arabic: وادي حلو, literally ‘Sweet wadi’) is a ... Read More
Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 15, Sharjah
Thinly scratched or carved anthropomorphic figures. Likely produced with metal tools.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 ... Read More