Four squares (each c. 3.5 × 5.0 m, a total of 75 sq m) were opened, and alluvial soil was excavated down to the bedrock at a depth of c. 2.7 m. No distinct architectural remains were discovered, save for a layer of collapsed building stones, some of which were ashlars (average dimensions 0.4 × 0.6–0.8 m), concentrated in the center of excavation area (Fig. 3) and in its western part (Fig. 4). The scant ceramic finds from this layer date to the end of the Byzantine period and the beginning of the Early Islamic period.
The absence of architectural remains indicates that the excavation area was situated outside the bounds of the built remains (Eirkh-Rose 2007). The layer of collapsed stones probably originated from the architectural remains excavated nearby. It might be a result of one of the earthquakes that struck the region during the Islamic period; another possibility is that the buildings collapsed after they were abandoned and no longer used.