Further excavations led by the University of Reading are planned.

Those discoveries led to the search that continued until November 2003 and involved an excavation led by a team of archaeologists.

The team returned 12 years later in 1990 for a final season of excavation led by D. P. Hansen.

The first excavations, led by Martin Papworth, took place in 2004, when three evaluation trenches were dug.

Recent excavations led by Moises Valadez provided more comprehensive data on the context of this site.

Since then, more fragments have been discovered, notably in a series of excavations led by Martin Ferguson Smith.

It was discovered in 1967 by Henri de Contenson who led excavations in 1971-1972.

In 1930, an excavation led by David Talbot Rice discovered the round cistern.

Systematic archaeological research began in 1933-1934 with an excavation led by Heinrich Richter (1895-1970) which focused on the fortification.

A revival of digging in section with machines has occurred in recent years by a proliferation of limited time constrained development led excavations.