Tell el-Dabʿa I

The first part of this volume presents Labib Habachi's original manuscript, completed in 1955, which gives an account of his work and studies on the area of Tell el-Dab‘a and Qantir in the north-eastern part of the delta. In the light of the results from the excavations carried out by the Austrian Archaeological Institute at Tell el-Dab’a from 1966 Habachi started to revise his manuscript for publication in 1983, an endeavour that was cut short by the author's death the following year. The book presented here is an enlarged and extended version that includes many objects and archaeological finds mainly stored in the Museum at Cairo which have so far either been poorly documented or never published. The second part of the volume provides a detailed treatment and assessment of these archaeological finds and objects in order to put them in their proper place with regard to the history of the area. The third part contains a catalogue of all the objects used by Habachi for his studies and reconstructions. Meticulous descriptions, drawings and photographs demonstrate the richness and quality of the material and reveal the importance of this site during the course of history. The publication is enhanced by a large number of Habachi’s original photographs.