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Trial excavation revealed archaeological insights at el-Masmiyya el-Kabira, funded by the Yoav Regional Council and supervised by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
In April and May 2019, a trial excavation was conducted in the Yoav Industrial Park south of Re’em junction, on the edge of the abandoned Arab village el-Masmiyya el-Kabira (Permit No. A-8506; map ref. 179210–80027/628842–9484; Fig. 1). The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Yoav Regional Council, was directed by I. Peretz (field photography), with the assistance of Y. Alamor (administration), O. Shmueli, S. Ganor and S. Weiss (archaeological supervision), E. Aladjem and M. Kahan (surveying), I. Azulay (drafting), Y. Yolovich (field photography), A. Keinan (safety), I. Lidsky-Reznikov (pottery drawing), C. Amit (studio photography), B. Ouahnouna (glass) and workers from Rahat and Kuseife.
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