[2] The town also contains material culture from a wide range of phases from the Chalcolithic to the Ottoman period including several Hellenistic features, an Iron Age fort, and a number of caves, tombs, cisterns and agricultural infrastructure.

[3] Since 2014, Mukhayyat has been excavated by an international team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Debra Foran of Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada).

[3] Located on the western edge of the Transjordanian Plateau, the site presents a sweeping view of the Jordan Valley with the Judean Highlands to the west.

This commanding position would have allowed residents to monitor access to and from the Jordan Valley and also provided fertile agricultural opportunities.

[3] The nearby Mount Nebo features prominently in Jewish source of Hellenistic and Roman origin, primarily as the burial place of Moses.

[3] The site was investigated in detail by the Franciscans under Brother Jerome Mihaic who discovered the mosaics of the Chapel of Priest John and the Church of Saint George on the acropolis.