During August-September 2007, a salvage excavation was conducted in the Newe Rabin neighborhood of Or Yehuda (Permit No. A-5224; map ref. 18775/65923; Fig. 1), prior to the paving of Highway 110. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by Yahel Engineers Ltd., was directed by O. Sion, with the assistance of Y. Rapuano and M. Cho (area supervision), R. Mishayev and T. Meltsen (surveying), T. Sagiv (field photography), E. Belashov (drafting), L. Kupershmidt (metallurgical laboratory), C. Amit (studio photography), Y. Rapuano (ceramics), I. Lidski (pottery drawing) and R. Kool (numismatics).