Sur Kalba Petroglyph 8, Sharjah

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Abstract

A boulder with indeterminate designs. Still under study. Sur Kalba is a likely Bronze Age site in a developed area of the city of Kalba on the eastern shore of Sharjah, UAE. It consists of a number of burial mounds or tombs, and a scattering of petroglyphs which appear to be representative of Neolithic and Bronze Age motifs. GDH ID 8 This project was done as a collaboration between the Sharjah Archaeology Authority and Global Digital Heritage. Models were processed in Reality Capture. 3D model made using 152 images in Reality Capture. Additional processing completed in Geomagic Wrap, ZBrush, Meshlab, and Blender. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

Fields of Study & Subjects

Archaeology and Historical Studies Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Ancient Near East History

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 July 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Dataset