The Israel Antiquities Authority survey gives the site the identification code Hizma, site number 480 in Benjamin, coordinates 17580 and 13880. Archaeological evidence shows that the site was occupied during the Middle Bronze Age. Excavation work was executed by Tzur Abeles, Excavation Permits granted by the Staff Officer for Archaeology in the West Bank, 1968-2007 who published the results in 1997. Bibliography list
