 In the late 19th @-@ century , Arabs from Umm al @-@ Fahm migrated to al @-@ Lajjun to make use of its farmland . Gradually , they settled in the village , building their houses around the springs , especially next to the khan . When the massive mound at nearby Tall al @-@ <unk> ( ancient Megiddo ) was excavated by German archaeologists in 1903 , some of the inhabitants of Lajjun reused stones from the ancient structure that had been unearthed to build new housing . 
