Field photograph·C00977·1928

Idalion: stones and excavation

Excavation cut at Idalion with a rounded mass of stones and earth in its centre, surrounded by loose stones and pale soil. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00977. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A hollow cut into pale, stony soil, with a rounded mass of stones and earth sitting in its middle and a darker area of fill beyond it. Loose stones lie scattered over the surrounding ground, and the cut edges are clearly visible in the soil.

English, translated from the original record

Topography at Idalion, showing stones during excavation.

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