Al Mudaifi Petroglyph 16, 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

262

A dense group of figures on four sides of these boulders. Ibex, wild ass, and different anthropomorphic figures. Very similar in design to the Neolithic carvings at Khatm al Melaha.

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 16

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