The picturesque mountains of Fujairah may swarm with rock hikers and campers today but thousands of years ago, they were the canvas for the people who lived there. Archaeological studies on the rock art — or petroglyphs — that pepper the emirate’s mountainside has been under in the UAE for 60 years, despite quarrying and construction threatening their existence. According to the Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority, FTAA, more than 31 petroglyph sites have been found in the emirate, including sites in Wadi Saham, Hassat al-Risoom, Wadi ah-Shanah, and Wadi al-Hayl. Wadi Saham petroglyph is located close to the road.