In October 2012, a survey was conducted in Ashdod (License No. S-379/2012; map ref. 166660–8863/629441–31842). The survey, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Abu Yehiel Construction Company, Ltd., was performed by N.S. Paran, with the assistance of S. Ganor, S. Lender and G. Seriy (surveyors) and S. Gal (GPS).
Four sites (1 — 40 × 40 m; 2 — 70 × 80 m; 3 — 20 × 30 m; 4 — 70 × 70 m) were identified in the survey by the presence of sherd scatters from the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Presumably, Ancient remains are beneath the sand dunes.