mar . ▁He ▁rec ount s ▁two ▁leg ends ▁about ▁this ▁place : ▁a ▁Sam ar itan ▁legend ▁that ▁Josh ua ▁camp ed ▁here ▁during ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁C ana an ites ; ▁and ▁a ▁Christian ▁legend ▁that ▁L ame ch , ▁the ▁great - grand child ▁of ▁C ain , ▁murder ed ▁his ▁own ▁great ▁grand father ▁here ▁with ▁an ▁arrow . ▁Con der ▁understand s ▁the ▁name ▁" C ain ▁M ons " ▁( i . e .: ▁C ay mont ) ▁as ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁" Ke im û n ". ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ation ▁ ▁Tel ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁first ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁by ▁Claude ▁Re ign ier ▁Con der ▁of ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Ex pl oration ▁Fund . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁survey ed ▁by ▁Av ner ▁R aban , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁prisoners ▁task ed ▁with ▁removing ▁stones ▁from ▁the ▁m ound ▁discovered ▁a ▁di or ite ▁vessel ▁from ▁ancient ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁Tel ▁Y ok ne am ▁took ▁place ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Y o q ne ' am ▁Regional ▁Project ", ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Israel ▁Ex pl oration ▁Society . ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Season :