sentences:  In 1936, Alexander Zaïd, employed by the JNF as a watchman, reported that he had found a breach in the wall of one of the caves which led into another cave decorated with inscriptions.In the 1930s and 1950s, the site was excavated by Benjamin Mazar and Nahman Avigad.As late as 2014, the system of burial caves at Beit She'arim was still being explored and excavated.