Field photograph·C00747·1928

Tomb 11 at Milia, tomb chamber with a skeleton during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeleton with skull and long bones in excavated soil in Tomb 11 at Milia, with rounded objects beside it. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00747. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view down onto a skeleton lying in the soil of a tomb chamber during excavation. The skull sits near the centre, with long bones, ribs and fragments scattered around it. Several rounded objects, possibly vessels partly embedded in the earth, lie beside the skull and bones.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 11 at Milia: tomb chamber with a skeleton, during excavation.

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