the moshav of amatzia was established in 1955 on land that had belonged to al-dawayima. according to the palestinian historian walid khalidi :"the site has been fenced in. a cowshed, a chicken coop, and granaries have been built at its center (which has been leveled). the southern side of the site contains stone terraces and the remnants of a house. the eastern side is occupied by the residential area of the moshav."