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Field photograph·C01456·1929

Tomb 2 at Ayios Iakovos

Excavated tomb at Ayios Iakovos: a rounded stone and small stones sit in a narrow cut in the soil.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01456. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Looking down into a narrow excavated cut in pale, compacted soil. A large rounded stone sits near the top of the cut, with small stones scattered around it. Below it the dark soil continues down into a shadowed opening, and the lower part of the cut widens at the bottom.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 2 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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