During January 2010, a salvage excavation was conducted in a winepress north of Moshav Hamra in the central JordanValley (License No. L-1185; map ref 241292/679938), which was damaged during the course of widening Highway 57. The excavation, on behalf of the Archaeological Staff Officer of Judea and Samaria, was directed by Y. Peleg and L. Shapira (field photography and surveying), with the assistance of F. Portnov (plan).