Field photograph·C00441·1927–28

Tomb 422 at Lapithos Kastros, tomb chamber with skeleton

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 422 at Lapithos Kastros: skeleton lying in the tomb chamber during excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00441. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A skeleton lies extended in an excavated cut, with its skull at the left end and a second skull separate to the upper right. Long bones, ribs and the pelvis are visible among the soil. The earthen walls of the cut rise behind the bones, and loose soil covers the floor around them.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 422 at Lapithos Kastros: tomb chamber with a skeleton, during excavation.

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