In January–February 2014, a salvage excavation was conducted within the village of Giv‘ot Bar (Permit No. A-7005; map ref. 177232–302/585204–275; Fig. 1), following the discovery of antiquities in a development survey. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, was directed by A. Fraiberg, with the assistance of Y. Alamor (administration), M. Kunin and A. Hajian (surveying and drafting), A. Peretz (field photography), Sky View (aerial photography), I.E. Delerson (plan), A. de Vincenz (pottery; see appendix), I. Lidsky-Reznikov (pottery drawing), T. Winter (glass), C. Hersch (glass drawing), C. Amit (studio photography), D. Varga and Y. Abadi-Reiss (scientific guidance) and laborers from Rahat, Qiryat Gat and Kuseife.
Alexander Fraiberg (Mon,) studied this question.