Field photograph·C00810·1928

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones

Excavation trench at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones embedded in the soil face
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00810. Public domain (CC0).

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)