Field photograph·C00900·1928

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones

Excavated soil face at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones set in the earth — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00900. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of excavated earth showing a vertical cut face and a stepped ledge of packed soil with many small stones and pebbles embedded in it. The surface is rough and crumbly, and a lighter band of earth runs across the middle. No people, tools or finds are visible in the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Plakes, Lapithos, with stones visible.

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