Taylor traveled to Lebanon and documented little known ancient sites and temples. In 1967 he published a book called 'The Roman Temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide'. He categorized the temples of Lebanon into three groups; Temples of Mount Hermon, Temples of the Beqaa Valley and Temples of the Lebanese coastal plain. Taylor humbly admitted that he was only an amateur archaeologist trying to unravel the ancient mysteries of Lebanon and referred to his publication as a book by an amateur, for an amateur. This has not stopped it being used as an authoritative reference on the subject for several decades.