During July–August 1959, the western section of the palace was excavated by O. Grabar in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority.[1] In 1960 the site was excavated by an Israeli-American expedition, intending to refine the chronology and the plan of the palace.[11] Several rescue digs were later conducted by the Israeli Antiquities Authority in the environments of the palace, revealing a bath from late antiquity/early Islamic times (1963), a medieval caravanserai (1988) and the remains of a medieval settlement between the palace and the lake (2011).[3]:15