Petroglyph G1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah
Abstract
Natural Version with Paint. Petroglyph G1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. A Fish or a Whale?. Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)]. Over 175 stones with petroglyphs were documented and close to 400 motifs were identified. Every rock with a glyph was given an ID number and a GPS coordinate. In total 25455 terrestrial photographs, 5244 drone photographs, 44 drone videos, and 182 GPS points (+/- 1cm) were done in a single day. Reality Capture and Substance Painter Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
Archaeology and Historical Studies
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 15 July 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset