In March 2017, a salvage excavation was conducted in Peqi‘in Street in Rehovot (Kefar Gevirol; Permit No. A-7948; map ref. 178537–75/644609–716; Fig. 1), prior to road construction and infrastructure works. The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Avisror company, was directed by U. ‘Ad (field photography), with the assistance of M. Weinberger (area supervision), Y. Amrani and E. Bachar (administration), M. Mullokandov (preliminary inspection and GPS), R. Liran and M. Kahn (surveying), Y. Shmidov (drafting), C. Amit (studio photography), M. S huiskaya (pottery drawing), A. de Vincenz (Ottoman pottery; see appendix), A. Glick (ammunition), L. Rauchberger (tobacco pipes), Y. Arbel (consulting), and M. Ajami and Y. Mermelstein of the Israel Antiquities Authority Central District.
‘Ad et al. (2023) studied this question.