At the foothills of the mountain, near Mezyad, 500 tombs were excavated that dated to an area named after the mountain, the early Bronze Age Hafit period of between 3200 and 2600 BC. These tombs were firstly discovered in 1950. Later excavations by Danish archaeologists in 1959 found evidence for ceramic vessels and copper artifacts in these tombs. While the graves on the north side have been partially destroyed by construction projects, the southern tombs are preserved. Some of the tombs contain skeletons, some of which are adorned with bronze objects and pearls. Other objects found in the tombs include ceramics from Mesopotamia, and other artifacts from ancient Iran and the Indus Valley of present-day India and Pakistan, to trading relationships in antiquity. Because of its exceptional archaeological and historical value, in 1993, the Desert Park and the tombs (which includes the Jebel Hafeet) was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the Cultural Sites of Al Ain: Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas. Also nearby is the historic Mezyad Fort.