Petroglyph N6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah.

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Petroglyph N6 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A stylized human figure is depicted with head adornment and clothing. The date of creation remains unknown. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].\nKhatm Al Melaha is a remarkable archaeological site situated on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. This site boasts one of the largest collections of rock art in the UAE. Archaeologists have discovered stone houses, shell middens, stone tombs and other features that confirm human occupation from at least the early Holocene to the 19th century.\nMore than 175 stones with petroglyphs were meticulously documented, revealing nearly 400 distinct motifs. Each rock with a glyph was assigned an ID number and a precise GPS coordinate. A staggering total of 25,455 terrestrial photographs, 5,244 drone photographs, 44 drone videos, and 182 GPS points (accurate to within 1cm) were captured in a single day.