A bulldozer operator uncovered the structure while working in the Jawan quarry, located six kilometers north of Safwa.

[3] Thomas Barger, then head of Government Relations and later ARAMCO president (1959–1969), reported the finding to Federico S. Vidal of the Arabian Research division.

Prince Saud bin Jiluwi, governor of the Eastern Province, subsequently authorized ARAMCO to oversee the archaeological excavation.

[3] The Jawan Archaeological Site encompasses remnants of ancient buildings constructed from stone and mud, some plastered with white gypsum.

Among the significant finds is an inscribed slab in the Ancient South Arabian script (Musnad), marking the grave of a woman named Jashm Bint Amrah Bin Tahiyu of the Shadub tribe.