In June 2016, a salvage excavation was conducted in Azor (Permit No. A-7745; map ref. 181669/658957; Fig. 1), after ancient remains were discovered in preliminary tests ahead of construction of a residential building. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by Yossi Hugi and Yaakov Azran, was directed by I. Elad, with the assistance of A. Dayan (registration), Y. Amrani and R. Abu-Salah (administration), R. Mishayev, R. Liran and M. Kahan (surveying and drafting), A. Peretz (field photography), V. Eshed and Y. Nagar (physical anthropology), E. Kamiasky (pottery restoration), Y. Asscher (analytical laboratory), L. Kupershmidt (metallurgical laboratory) and N. Sukenik (textiles), as well as M. Ajami, D. Barkan and I. Jonish from the Tel Aviv district of the Israel Antiquities Authority.