Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 14, Sharjah

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Country

United Arab Emirates

Region

Sharjah

Site

Al Mediefi Rock Art Site

Material

Stone

Age

Prehistoric

Provenance

Al Mediefi Rock Art Site

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

433

On the left is a horse and rider, with an ibex below with other indeterminate figures. On the right is an unusual group of circles or figure eights that have been carved over the image of a much older ibex. Still under study.

Al Mudaifi is an archaeological site on a small hill on the north end of the town of Khor Fakkan on the east coast of Sharjah, UAE. It consists of a large number of petroglyphs that span the periods from the Neolithic to the 19th century. GDH ID 14

This project was done as a collaboration between the Sharjah Archaeology Authority and Global Digital Heritage.