Field photograph·C01410·1929

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos, tomb chamber with skeleton

This field photograph shows human remains.

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos: excavated passage with skeletal remains lying in the cut — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01410. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow cut with steep earth sides runs toward a bright, overexposed opening at the top of the frame. Bones lie in a row across the floor of the cut, with more bones and a rounded skull-like shape near the right edge. Loose soil and rubble surround the remains in the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with a skeleton, during excavation.

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