page_title: Hafit period
hierarchical_section_title: Hafit period
caption_attribution_description: English: One of a small cluster of Hafit period beehive tombs at Jebel Hafit, Al Ain, which has been restored to show its original construction.
context_page_description: The Hafit period defines early Bronze Age human settlement in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the period from 3200 to 2600 BC. It is named after the distinctive beehive burials first found on Jebel Hafit, an outlier of Al Hajar Mountains in the region of Tawam, which is composed of the UAE city of Al Ain and the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, and borders the Rub Al Khali desert. Hafit period tombs and remains have also been located across the UAE and Oman in sites such as Bidaa bint Saud, Jebel Al-Buhais and Buraimi.
context_section_description: The Hafit period defines early Bronze Age human settlement in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the period from 3200 to 2600 BC. It is named after the distinctive beehive burials first found on Jebel Hafit, an outlier of Al Hajar Mountains in the region of Tawam, which is composed of the UAE city of Al Ain and the adjacent Omani town of Al-Buraimi, and borders the Rub Al Khali desert. Hafit period tombs and remains have also been located across the UAE and Oman in sites such as Bidaa bint Saud, Jebel Al-Buhais and Buraimi.
caption: One of a small cluster of Hafit period beehive tombs at the Mezyad[1][2] – Jebel Hafeet Desert Park[3] near Al Ain City in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, which have been restored to show their original construction
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