During May, October and November 2001 excavations were conducted in eastern Kefar Sava and in en-Nabi Yamin, after ancient remains were discovered during work carried out by the Electric and Mekorot Companies. Five areas were excavated (Fig. 1): two in the Giv'at Eshkol neighborhood in eastern Kefar Sava, on the fringes of ancient Kafr Saba (Area A: Permit No. A-3425*; map ref. NIG 19455-6/67645; OIG 14455-6/17645; Area B: Permit No. A-3503*; map ref. 19452-6/67632-3; OIG 14452-6/17632-3; see E. Ayalon, 'Atiqot 34:107-120), and three around en-Nabi Yamin (Tomb of Benjamin; HA 78-79:41), next to NeweYamin Junction, c. 600 m east of ancient Kafr Saba, on the fringes of a site where a road station stood at the intersection of the Via Maris and a lateral route, leading from Shechem to Kafr Saba and onward to the port city of Appollonia (Area C: Permit No. A-3513*; map ref. 19508-15/67614-24; OIG 14508-15/17614-24; Areas D-E: Permit No. A-3513*; map ref. 19449-70/67613-7; OIG 14449-70/17613-7). The excavations, on behalf of the Antiquities Authority and financed by the Electric (Areas A-D) and Mekorot (Area E) Companies, were directed by G. Birman, with the assistance of S. Ayyub (supervision Area D), R. Abu Khalaf, I. Rahamim and Y. Dangor (administration), T. Sagiv (field and studio photography), A. Hajian, V. Essman and V. Pirsky (surveying and drafting), M. Ben-Gal (pottery restoration), Y. Gorin-Rosen (glass), E. Altmark, R. Vinitzki and L. Kupershmidt (metallurgical laboratory), M. Shuiskaya-Arnov (pottery drawing), H. Tsion-Cinamon (GPS), A. Lester and A. Berman (glass weight), N. Ze'evi (drawing of weight), A. Cohen-Weinberger (petrography) and G. Bijovski (numismatics). R. Kletter and E.J. Stern aided with the pottery dating. Further assistance was extended by Y. Wisenberg (curator of the Kefar Sava Archaeological Museum), E. Yannai, E. Ayalon and K. Sari.