About the book: 1984 / The book is dedicated to the results of fifteen years of research by a Danish archaeological expedition led by the author on the east coast of Arabia. The result of these works was the discovery of another “forgotten” ancient Eastern civilization - the legendary “country of Dilmun”, which played in the 3rd–2nd millennium BC. e important role in trade between Mesopotamia and India. The author vividly and interestingly talks about the modern life of the local Arab population, provides valuable information about the little-known countries of the region in whose territory the excavations were carried out.