Drawing·Fig.8-8·2005

Oblique views of the three hill tiers, Amathus survey

Oblique views of the three hill tiers, Amathus survey
Drawing: P.-Y. Péchoux, 2005. Prospection du territoire d'Amathonte, École française d'Athènes, Nakala, Fig.8-8. "Oblique views of the three hill tiers, Amathus survey". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Two oblique views, taken from inland towards the coast along roughly north-south axes, show the acropolis of Amathus in the background and centre, on the first tier of hills. In the foreground, a plateau strewn with limestone blocks in transit belongs to the third tier; behind it, the hills of the second tier show regularised slopes, notably the pyramidal knoll lit from the west in image 9. October 1992, morning; September 1978, afternoon.

French, as on the record

Les deux images, prises de l’intérieur vers le littoral selon des axes subméridiens, montrent à l’arrière-plan et au centre l’acropole d’Amathonte (premier échelon des collines). Au premier plan, l’élément de plateau encombré de blocs de calcaire en transit appartient au troisième échelon des collines. Au second plan, les collines du deuxième échelon présentent des versants réglés : voir notamment la butte pyramidale éclairée par l’Ouest sur l’image 9. Octobre 1992, matin ; septembre 1978, après-midi.

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