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Field photograph·C01452·1929

Tomb 8 at Ayios Iakovos, excavation

Tomb 8 at Ayios Iakovos during excavation, with stone slabs in the chamber opening and a pick at the top right
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01452. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow excavation cut runs down between earth walls to the dark opening of a tomb chamber. Several flat stone slabs lie in the chamber entrance, and a pick is visible at the upper right edge of the trench.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 8 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones and tools, during excavation.

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