In April–December 2021, an excavation was conducted in Area K, southeast of Tel Yavne (Permit No. A-8999; map ref. 176364/641178; Fig. 1). The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Israel Land Authority, was directed by P. Betzer and D. Varga, with the assistance of B. Yuzefovsky (area supervision), Z. Lotan and T. Uriel (administration), A. Peretz (field photography), Y. Shmidov, M. Kahn, E. Marco, N. Leitner and Y. Gumenny (surveying and drafting), L. Perry-Gal (archaeozoology), S. Terem (pottery), Y. Gorin-Rosen (glass), C. Elimelech (analytical laboratory), O. Ackerman, N. Weiler and G. Marcus (geomorphology) and A. Tamir (supervision).
Betzer et al. (Mon,) studied this question.