A half square (3 × 4 m; Fig. 1) was opened, revealing the remains of a building. The structure, which was part of the settlement that was abandoned in 1948, was built on top of bedrock that slopes to the west. On surface and on bedrock below a wall (W1) were potsherds from the Middle Bronze Age and the Roman–Byzantine period, as well as a few fragments of glazed Mamluk bowls.

Another area (c. 10 sq m) was examined c. 5 m northwest of the square. Bedrock was exposed several centimeters below surface. Numerous natural depressions were discerned on bedrock, containing potsherds from the Middle Bronze Age and the Roman period, as well as a fragment of a handle that belonged to a stone measuring cup, dating to the Early Roman period.