The surveyed area is located northwest of the railroad track that delimits the northwestern side of the plant and southeast of the southern slope of Ha-Makhtesh Ha-Gadol. The landscape is characterized by leveled areas and stones that have rolled down the slope. Three seasonal streams, which are oriented northwest-southeast and empty into Nahal Mamshit, pass through the area (Fig. 1). Five sites (1–5) were documented.
1. Cairn (map ref. 200804/536056). A rectangular cairn (1.5 × 3.0 m) built of medium-sized stones (0.3–0.4 m) is located on leveled ground, near the southeastern slope of Ha-Makhtesh Ha-Gadol. This is probably a nomad’s grave.
2. Installation (map ref. 200546/535917). An elliptical installation (1.2 × 2.0 m) built of one row of small stones (0.2 m).
3. Encampment site (map ref. 200457/535881). The site is located on the northern bank of one of tributaries of Nahal Mamshit. Remains of walls built of medium and large stones (0.3–0.6 m), two square installations (0.4 × 0.6 m) and two cairns (diam. 1.5 m) were found within the precincts of the site (20 × 30 m; Fig. 2).
4. Cairn (map ref. 200367/535370). The cairn is round (diam. 1.2 m) and built of medium-sized stones (0.2–0.3 m).
5. A cairn field (map ref. 200557–76/535897–908). A cairn field (c. 20 × 30 m) is located along the southern bank of one of the tributaries of Nahal Mamshit, c. 10 m south of Installation 2. Two adjacent cairns (diam. 2 m) were in the eastern part of the field, which is delimited on its western and northern sides by walls built of large stones (0.4–0.5 m).
The documented remains—small encampment sites, several installations and cairns—are characteristic of settlement in the desert regions of the Negev.