A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture was discovered by Peter Wescombe and J.

Another type of brittle and drab-coloured flint found in the area was unsuitable for toolmaking.

The material was determined to be of Heavy Neolithic or possibly earlier Paleolithic origins.

A handle from the Cypriot II stage was also found along with traces of occupation in the Late Iron Age and Islamic periods.

[3] The site was largely intact in 1966 with terracing for fruit trees in the area and a rocky crest of the tell, which had been ploughed.