The excavation revealed five strata, dating from Late Bronze Age III (Stratum V), early Iron Age I (Stratum IV), Iron Age I (Stratum III/3), and the Roman (Stratum 2), Byzantine (Stratum III/1) and modern (Stratum I) periods. The ceramic assemblage of the LB III stratum is characteristic of the end of Egyptian rule in Canaan (Dynasty XX). This Canaanite site was destroyed in the second half of the twelfth century BCE, probably as part of the collapse of Egyptian rule in Canaan. A successive occupation of the site occurred during Iron I, as indicated by the pottery assemblage and supported by biblical and historical sources. Fragmentary remains from the Middle Roman period (mid-third century CE) were found, probably belonging to dispersed farmsteads, including grinding installations, mosaic-paved installations and floors. The Byzantine architectural remains date to the fifth century CE, and perhaps continued in use until the Early Islamic period.