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The article presents a historical background of forced resettlement and immigration at the ancient settlement town of Tel Hadid. Topics covered include an Akkadian real estate transaction that took place in the ancient city in 698 B.C.E. recorded on a clay tablet, several structures unearthed by archaeologists including a pillared building, and the resettlement of people in the area during the the Assyrian period.

The article features Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin, who has been searching for the archive of clay tablets written in cuneiform signs buried in Hazor, northern Israel. He has excavated Hazor for four seasons between 1955 and 1958 and the fifth season in 1968 and was totally convinced that the cuneiform archive was buried in the site. Moreover, Hazor is recognized as the largest archaeological site in northern Israel.