Field photograph·C01183·1929

Tomb 9 at Marion, skeleton among stones during excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 9 at Marion during excavation, with a skeleton lying among stones in a rock-cut chamber — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01183. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking into the tomb chamber, pale bones lie among stones and soil against the rough rock wall. On the left, long bones extend diagonally across the floor, while on the right a jumble of bones and fragments sits on a mound of earth. The walls are grey, uneven rock with pale patches.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 9 at Marion: skeleton among stones, during excavation.

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