Field photograph·C00787·1927–28

Stones during excavation at Lapithos Kastros

Excavation at Lapithos Kastros showing two dark arched openings cut into the soil, with a stone rubble wall above.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00787. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Excavated ground at Lapithos Kastros, with two dark arched openings cut into a bank of loose earth and pebbles. A dry-stone rubble wall runs along the top edge, with a large fallen stone block near its left end. Loose stones and soil lie across the foreground, and no people are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Stones during excavation at Lapithos Kastros.

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