In June 2017, after a two-year lapse, a trial excavation was renewed on the summit of Tel Sasa (Permit No. A-7450; map ref. 23710/770450) with the resumption of development work at the site. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by Kibbutz Sasa, was directed by A. Berger and M. Peleg (photography, surveying and digital and photogrammetric documentation), with the assistance of E. Hillman (administration), R. Liran (surveying and drafting) and A. Shapiro (GPS and mapping). The dating of modern finds was also assisted by members of Kibbutz Sasa, among them D. Raziel and R. Rashakas, who have amassed information about the site since the kibbutz's establishment.