Field photograph·C01133·1928

Stones at Idalion Acropolis during excavation

Stone wall remains at Idalion Acropolis during excavation
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01133. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stone wall of rough, flat-laid blocks stands in the middle ground, with a lower course of stones to the left and a rubble-strewn surface behind it. In the foreground a dark, shadowed trench or cutting runs beneath the wall face, and the ground around the stonework is bare and dry.

English, translated from the original record

Stones at Idalion Acropolis, during excavation.

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