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Field photograph·C00843·1928

Idalion Acropolis

Excavated stone walls and foundations on the Idalion acropolis, with a deep cutting on the right and a hill behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00843. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Low stone walls and foundations run across a dry, sloping excavated area, with earth-filled spaces between them. A deep trench cuts down along the right side beside a high earth face, and a rounded hill rises in the background under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation of a rock and wall at Idalion Acropolis.

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