Field photograph·C01345·1929

Tomb 67 at Marion, skeleton in situ

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeleton lying in situ in Tomb 67 at Marion, with long stone slabs beside it. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01345. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An extended skeleton lies on dark soil in an excavated pit, with the skull at the left edge and arm and leg bones clearly visible. Two long rectangular stone slabs lie side by side along the lower part of the view, and a smaller block sits at the right beside the skeleton. Rough stones and rubble line the upper edge of the cut.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A human skeleton lies extended in the dark soil of an excavated tomb, with long bones of the arms and legs and a ribcage visible. Two long, flat stone slabs run across the foreground and a smaller rectangular block sits at the right, while loose rubble stones line the earth wall behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Tomb 67, skeleton in situ. Marion.

Swedish, as on the record

Grav 67, skelett in situ. Marion. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen