Two excavation areas were opened at the foot of Tel Bira and to its west. In Area A, five strata were exposed. The earliest Stratum comprised two cavities, probably used for burial, from the Intermediate Bronze Age; natural cavities, which probably served for burial, date to Middle Bronze Age IIA; a partially constructed burial date to Middle Bronze Age IIB–C; and traces of walls and floors date to the Iron Age. In Area B, three strata were identified: a crushed limestone floor dating from MB IIA–B; three burials dated to MB IIA–B; and a patch of dark soil that yielded LB I pottery. The finds at the site consisted mainly of pottery and flint tools from the Intermediate Bronze Age. One remarkable find was an intact jug of Levantine Painted Ware deriving from the Syrian coast. The findings indicate that during the Intermediate Bronze Age and Middle Bronze Age II a cemetery existed to the west of the tell.