Webster et al. (2023: 12) report that Stratum 8 “seems to have suffered a major destructive event,” in which “most walls of the administrative building” collapsed in the same direction—westward. The structure “was buried in up to 1.5 m of mudbrick debris,” and “concentrations of boulders filled some rooms.” No human remains were found within the building. Webster et al. (2023: 12) further note that “HUC found evidence of destruction in the adjacent six-chambered gate, as well as in Field VII.” Stratum 8 (VIII in the HUC excavations) was “firmly” dated to the Iron IIA period by both the Tandy and HUC excavations.