Field photograph·C01393·1929

Nitovikla, excavation with stones and plants

Excavated dromos leading down to a dark tomb entrance at Nitovikla, with stones and scrub behind.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01393. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A sloping cut passage runs down between sandy spoil banks to a dark rectangular tomb entrance. Loose stones and rubble line the right-hand side, and a stepped threshold leads down to the opening. Dense scrub and small trees fill the background under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Nitovikla, Karpas Peninsula: excavation with stones and plants.

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