Field photograph·C00811·1928

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones

Excavation trench at Plakes, Lapithos, with a vertical soil face and scattered pale stones.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00811. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of an excavated trench showing a vertical face of soil on the left and a stepped cut on the right. Scattered pale stones and small pebbles are embedded in the earth, and the upper ground is cut into layers. No people or equipment are visible.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones visible.

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