ades ▁was ▁also ▁discovered ▁in ▁Je z re el . ▁ ▁Tel ▁Meg id do ▁ ▁Tel ▁Meg id do ▁has ▁been ▁system atically ▁exc av ated , ▁by ▁an ▁expedition ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁This ▁expedition ▁has ▁been ▁head ed ▁by ▁U ss ish kin ▁and ▁Israel ▁F inkel stein . ▁Meg id do ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁research ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Lar ge ▁scale ▁exc av ations ▁had ▁been ▁conducted ▁in ▁Tel ▁Meg id do ▁previously ▁by ▁the ▁left ▁many ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁historical ▁issues ▁un resol ved . ▁In ▁the ▁renew ed ▁exc av ations ▁research ers ▁are ▁foc using ▁on ▁layers ▁from ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁Period , ▁when ▁this ▁city ▁had ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁held ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁– ▁Vis iting ▁cur ator , ▁The ▁Royal ▁Ontario ▁Museum ▁and ▁visit ing ▁professor , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁Canada ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁– ▁Vis iting ▁professor , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁– ▁Vis iting ▁professor , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁Indiana , ▁U . S . A . ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 9 3 ▁– ▁Member , ▁Editor ial ▁Board ▁of ▁Q ad mon iot , ▁Journal ▁for ▁the ▁Anti