Field photograph·C01434·1929

Tomb 1 at Ayios Iakovos during excavation

Excavation trench in pale soil with dark cut walls and a few stones lying in a recess, during excavation at Ayios Iakovos.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01434. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow, deep excavation cut runs down through pale soil, its dark sides showing layers of earth. Two or three dark stones sit in a recess on the left wall, and a small round object lies beside them. Loose soil is piled along the edges, and no people are shown.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 1 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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