Field photograph·C00806·1928

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones and trees

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with exposed stone walling and trees on the terraced hillside — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00806. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated trench at Plakes shows stone walling and rubble along its cut edges, with exposed soil faces and a sloping floor in the foreground. Behind it, terraced hillsides with scattered shrubs and trees rise toward a range of rocky mountains under a hazy sky.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones and trees visible.

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