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“Natural Version. Petroglyph V5 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Human Figure with splayed toes and a hat or headdress. 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 KM21-41 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. Multiple figures on the tops of the stones. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Adult male and juvinile Syrian Wild Ass. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm ... Read More
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph H6, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Arabian Oryx (right), one Nubian Ibex (left). Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains ... Read More