 Five areas had been excavated as of March 2016.Area A on the eastern slope of the middle saddle (remains of Late Bronze and Iron Age I), Area B on the eastern slope of the upper mound (remains of Middle Bronze IIB, Iron Age I, Iron Age II, Persian-early Hellenistic), Area F on the southern end of the lower mound (remains of MBIIB, LB I-II, Iron I), Area O on the western edge of the lower mound (remains of LB, MBIIB), and Area K on the eastern slope of a topographical depression between the lower and upper mounds (possibly remains of a fortification, presently undated).In wake of the survey and excavations to date, it was found that the lower mound was not occupied after the Iron Age I (late 11th/early 10th century BCE) and occupation was limited to the upper mound and the interim saddle.