Petroglyph C3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah

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DStretch unlocks the secrets of Petroglyph C3 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One ancient Syrian Wild Ass stands out as a potential Neolithic treasure from the 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].\nKhatm Al Melaha shines as a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is one of the largest and most impressive rock art sites in the UAE. This ancient treasure trove also boasts stone houses, a shell midden, stone tombs, and other features that reveal its rich history spanning from at least the early Holocene to the 19th century.\nOver 175 stones with petroglyphs were meticulously documented, and nearly 400 motifs were skillfully identified. Every rock with a glyph received a unique ID number and a precise GPS coordinate. In one remarkable day, 25455 terrestrial photographs, 5244 drone photographs, 44 drone videos, and 182 GPS points (+/- 1cm) were captured, all processed in Reality Capture with DStretch.