The first excavations at Tel Akko, one of the largest sites in Israel took place in the 1970′ s and 1980′ s under the direction of Prof. M. Dothan. Several areas on the tell were excavated with the help of Prof. D. Conrad, Prof. A. Raban and Prof. M. Artzy. Continuous settlement was discerned from the Middle Bronze IIa to the Hellenistic Period. Early Bronze ceramics were found by a survey on the site itself. In the summer of 1999, an educational excavation was carried out in area G, headed by Prof. Michal Artzy and Dr. Ann Killebrew.