Excavation directors: Â Prof. Yosef Garfinkel (Hebrew University)
Mr. Saar Ganor (Israel Antiquities Authority)Institution  The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Location:  Israel, 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem Periods:  Iron Age, early 10th century BC; Hellenistic Nearest village:  Kibbutz Netiv Ha-Lamed Hei The fieldwork lasted from 2007 to 2013. Now the expedition concentrates on the analysis of the finds and writing the final excavation reports. A new field project is starting at Tel Lachish, cooperation between the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Institute of Archaeology of Southern Adventist University.