Circumstances of The Discovery
Excavations under the direction of R.E. Tappy have been conducted at Tel Zayit during 1999-2001, 2005, 2007, and 2009-2011. A volunteer excavator, Dan Rypma, discovered the stone on July 15, 2005.
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