Field photograph·C00810·1928
Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones

Description
A deep excavation trench with steep earth faces showing layers of compacted soil. Pale stones are scattered through the soil, and a cluster of light-coloured stones sits at the upper left against the back of the cut. In the foreground, loose crumbly earth forms a lower step beside the main face.
English, translated from the original record
Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones visible.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)