In February 2018, a salvage excavation was conducted in a privately owned lot on 2 Elat Street, Yafo (Permit No. A-8227; map ref. 177497/662699; Fig. 1), prior to the construction of a residential building. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by Yossi Avrahami Civil Engineering Works Ltd., was directed by L. Rauchberger (field photography), with the assistance of A. Bouchenino (preliminary inspection), A. Dagot (GPS), Y. Shmidov (surveying and drafting), Y. Marmelstein (field and aerial photography), Y. Amrani (administration), I. Delerson (plans), C. Amit (studio photography), A. de Vincenz (pottery), M. Shuiskaya (pottery drawing), I. Reznitsky (metallurgical laboratory), R. Kool (numismatics), N. Beyman (photographic archives), Y. Tepper (scientific guidance), M. Ajami, D. Barkan, D. Abu Salah, E. Jakoel and R. Moshe (Israel Antiquities Authority Central District), F. Milstein, S. Giler and R. Milo (architectural, historical and bibliographic consultation), A. Abadi (graphic consultation) and laborers from a manpower company.
Lior Rauchberger (Mon,) studied this question.