 After the Roman rule the village was under the control of a number of empires and dynasties ranging from the Byzantines, various Islamic Arab dynasties, the Crusaders, the Turkish Mamluks and Ottomans and United Kingdom.Archeological building and pottery remains from the Late Roman and the Byzantine periods have been excavated here.Coins minted under Nero, Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Justin I and Justinian I were also found.