Field photograph·C01425·1929

Excavation at Kountoura Trachonia

Excavation cutting at Kountoura Trachonia with a curved soil face, dark shadowed walls and scattered stones — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01425. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A steep excavated cut in pale, stony soil, with a curved hollow cut into the central face and a dark recess near the lower centre. The right side falls into deep shadow, and grass and scrub grow along the top edge. Loose stones lie on the surface, and no people are shown.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation site at Kountoura Trachonia, with grass and stones.

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