The Wilderness of Zin, first published as the Annual Palestine Exploration Fund for 1914/15, describes an extraordinary archaeological survey carried out as cover for a British military mapping operation in southern Palestine - today's Negev - just before the outbreak of The First World War. The most comprehensive account of the region 90 years ago, its significance today is enhanced as a source on Lawrence and the run-up to the Great War. This edition also includes previously unpublished material and essays, all of which provide a fuller picture of this remarkable episode.