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“Petroglyph V24 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. 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 G20-2021, Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph G20-2021, Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Two9 Syrian Wild Asses. This is a repeat documentation in 2021 because of increased visibility.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. ... Read More
Petroglyph MU11, Al Mudaifi, Sharjah
Description: Petroglyph from the archaeological site of Al Mudaifi, Sharjah, UAE. Al Mudaifi is in a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah. It consists ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-26 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah
Petroglyph KM21-26 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Animal, perhaps an Ibex. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati ... Read More