Field photograph·C00587·1928

Stones during excavation at Vouni

Excavated stone blocks and rubble at Vouni palace, with a trench and spoil heap behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00587. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Large pale stone blocks lie scattered and partly stacked across an excavated area, with loose rubble and dark soil around them. A narrow trench runs along the right, its cut face showing layers of soil and stone. A heap of loose stones and earth fills the upper background.

English, translated from the original record

Stones during excavation at the palace at Vouni.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)