It bears signs of occupation from two periods, the very early Neolithic and the Middle Bronze Age.

Typical flint finds included a high number of el-Khiam points which Garfinkel argued, along with the relatively early date could class Gesher as a Khiamian site.

[1] One outstanding discovery, unknown from any other Neolithic site of the period in the Near East, is a workshop for the production of basalt artifacts.

The workshop produced basalt axes and various other tools which were then sent to other early Neolithic centers, such as Jericho and Netiv Hagdud.

This facilitates the study of burial customs, including body position, the quantity of grave goods and their relation to the deceased.