Petroglyph V29 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah

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Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V29 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. One Syrian Wild Ass and one human male are featured in this ancient image. The artwork is likely from the Neolithic period or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].\nKhatm Al Melaha is an archaeological site located on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It's one of the largest rock art sites in the UAE.\nThe team documented over 175 stones with petroglyphs and identified nearly 400 motifs. Every rock with a glyph was assigned a unique ID number and GPS coordinate. In total, 25455 terrestrial photographs, 5244 drone photographs, 44 drone videos, and 182 precise GPS points (accurate to within 1cm) were captured in just one day.\nThe petroglyphs were analyzed using advanced techniques such as Radiance Scaling in Meshlab, materials lighting in Substance Painter, and varying conditions in Sketchfab. Some carvings were nearly invisible when viewed. Drawings were created only when a line could be clearly identified using one of these methods.\nReality Capture and Substance Painter were employed to achieve accurate results.