During July-August 2011, an excavation was conducted at Ramat Bet Shemesh (Neighborhood 1C, Lot 604; Permit No. A-6227; map ref. 1988/6235), prior to construction. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, was directed by Y. Billig, with the assistance of N. Nehama (administration), A. Hajian (surveying and drafting), A. Peretz (field photography), S. al-Amlah (metal detection), N. Zak (plans), I. Lidski-Resnikov (drawing of finds), C. Amit (studio photography), L. Kupershmidt (metallurgical laboratory), and D.T. Ariel and A. Berman (numismatics).