▁He aded ▁by ▁Am non ▁Ben - T or ▁( bib lic al ▁period ) ▁and ▁Ren ate ▁Ros ent hal ▁( class ical ▁and ▁later ▁periods ). ▁Six ▁areas ▁( l abeled ▁A , ▁B 1 , ▁B 2 , ▁C , ▁D , ▁and ▁E ) ▁were ▁opened . ▁Four ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁terra ce ▁of ▁the ▁m ound , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁finding ▁the ▁fort ification ▁system . ▁Another ▁two ▁areas ▁were ▁d ug ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁terra ce . ▁The ▁ac ropol is ▁was ▁not ▁exc av ated . ▁During ▁this ▁season , ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁church ▁were ▁investig ated . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Season : ▁He aded ▁by ▁Ben - T or . ▁Ex c av ations ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁m ound , ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁investig ating ▁settlement ▁layers ▁from ▁the ▁medieval ▁period ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age . ▁Four ▁layers ▁were ▁identified , ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁M aml uk , ▁Cr us ader , ▁Pers ian , ▁and ▁Iron ▁Age ▁phases . ▁The ▁western ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁which ▁had ▁remained ▁covered ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁was ▁revealed . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Se asons : ▁He aded ▁by ▁Ben - T or . ▁Work ▁centered ▁princip ally ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁slope ▁and ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age ▁fort ifications . ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9