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Field photograph·C00796·1928

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with a spade leaning at the edge of the cutting and trees behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00796. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated area at Plakes, Lapithos, shows a levelled surface cut with round hollows and scattered pale stones. A spade leans against the far edge of the cutting, and a low stone wall runs along the top of the bank behind. Trees and rising hills fill the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, showing cut rock surfaces, small pits and a row of stones.
Description, scan 2
A rocky excavated area with a flat cut surface, two round pits or hollows on the right and a few loose stones scattered across it. A low dry-stone wall runs along the back under olive-type trees, with a spade lying on the bank to the left. Earth banks and hills form the background.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with a spade and a tree.

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