תאור: Monograph portraying the first archaeological expedition to Tel Lachish, sent from Britain with the aim of locating the biblical city of that name; its leader James Leslie Starkey (who was murdered on his way to Jerusalem in 1938) and other members, and its fieldwork and achievements throughout its six excavation seasons between 1932 and 1938. The book also deals with the logistics of the journey, scientific aspects, the expedition's follow-up work in London until 1958, its four publications edited by member Olga Tufnell, etc. The book includes 180 historical documents, 68 of which are biweekly reports sent to London during the excavations