It was re-established in 1942 by the "Hermonim" pioneers, a garin of native-born Israelis who were part of a youth group.

The Neolithic site at Kibbutz Hamadiya, known from archaeological literature as Hamadiya, is situated on a terrace of ancient Lake Beisan, 200 metres below sea level,[2] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the prehistorical site of Munhata.

[4] Hamadiya is a single-layer archaeological site of about 100 m2 (0.010 ha), first reported and excavated by Nehemia Zori in 1958, then again by Jacob Kaplan in 1964.

[5] Ovens, pits and fireplaces were found with Yarmukian pottery and an assemblage of many axes, picks, scrapers, "saw" elements[dubious – discuss] and sickles.

Large saw elements indicate possible earlier Neolithic occupation which was suggested to date at least to the early Chalcolithic[dubious – discuss] (MOM period 7).