During January–February 2005 a salvage excavation was conducted on Nisan Beck Street in the Mahanayim neighborhood of Jerusalem (Permit No. A-4346*; map ref. NIG 22082–5/63372–80; OIG 17082–5/13372–80), in the wake of discovering quarrying marks. The excavation, on behalf of the Antiquties Authority, was directed by Y. Mizrachi, with the assistance of T. Kornfeld (surveying and drafting), M. Salzberger (photography), O. Shor (pottery restoration) and C. Hersch (pottery drawing).