Field photograph·C00891·1928

Idalion: stones and excavation

Excavation trench at Idalion with a curved line of stones set into the soil. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00891. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into an excavated trench with soil banks on the left and right. A curved line of roughly dressed stones forms a horseshoe-shaped foundation in the middle, with more scattered stones and rubble in the background. The ground is dusty and partly in shade.

English, translated from the original record

Topography at Idalion, showing stones during excavation.

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