1. Many aspects of the Hyksos problem have not yet been settled, in spite of the fact that quite a number of studies have recently been dedicated to them.' That these problems merit consideration and reconsideration 2 is natural, since at no other period in the Bronze Age of Palestine did material culture reach such perfection as in MB II." Moreover, the impact of the Hyksos occupation on Egypt was so great as to leave its impression on the political and military life of that country for centuries. For the military historian, too, this period is of the utmost importance, since it was during this period that chariotry-known and used before-reached such perfection that it must have profoundly influenced the whole realm of strategy and tactics. While all evidence proves that chariotry was used extensively in the MB period,4 we still lack data concerning the organisation and tactics employed by military formations at that time.