sentences:  He further notes that the cave within which the inscription was found forms part of a vast area of ancient ruins which constituted a natural place for the emergence of a local shrine.Drawing on the work of Tawfiq Canaan, Sharon cites his observation that 32% of the sacred sites he visited in Palestine were located in the vicinity of ancient ruins.The excavations at the site were resumed by Adi Erlich, on behalf of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology, the University of Haifa.