The object of this paper is to present the main results of the Belgian excavations at Tell Abou Danne (Area of the lake of Djabbul) during the seasons 1977 and 1978. The chronology runs from the 7th century BC until the time of Augustus. Through levels I and II of the site, seven successive layers show the evolution of the main cultural features in a rural district of North Syria . Architectural remains, quality wares, lamps, figurines , glass works, metal and stone objects, and coins are taken into consideration. Their study reveals the multiplicity of the cultural influences in the area during the three last quarters of the first millennium BC and the increasing importance of the Mediterranean centers of civilisation.