In November-December 2015, a trial excavation was conducted at the new Noy Neighborhood in the southern part of Be'er Shevaʻ, near Nahal Beqa' (Permit No. A-7567; map ref. 179228-394/570355-772; Fig. 1). The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by the Ministry of Construction and Housing, was directed by F. Kobrin, with the assistance of Y. Al-ʻAmor (administration), A. Aladjem (probe trenches), A. Hajian and M. Kunin (surveying and drafting), A. Peretz (field photography), Griffin Company (aerial photography), N. Zak (plans), I. Lidsky-Reznikov (finds drawing) and G. Bijovsky (numismatics).