From 2005 to 2010, a series of study excavations was held in Tel Afeq (Afek) National Park (Permit nos. A-4455, A-4706, A-5034, A-5356, A-5594, A-5869; map ref. 193691/667793). The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, was directed by D. Weinberger, P. Gendelman, Y. Shlomo, E. Klein and G. Shaviv, with the assistance of E. Bachar (administration) M. Pielstöker (Israel Antiquities Authority Central District), T. Tsuk (Israel Nature and Parks Authority) and students (fourth graders).