the palestinian historian, walid khalidi, described the remaining structures on the village land in 1992: "a few stone houses still are used as residences or warehouses by the inhabitants of elqosh. the debris of destroyed houses is strewn over the site. the school building stands deserted. fig and olive trees and cactuses grow on the site." in 2004, some of the remains of the village were removed by mechanical equipment during excavations by the israel antiquities authority.