Field photograph·C01499·1929

Excavation at Kountoura Trachonia

Excavation cutting at Kountoura Trachonia with a large upright stone slab set in a dark recess at the back — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01499. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A shallow excavated cutting with steep soil walls and a fairly level floor. A large rectangular stone slab stands upright in a dark recess at the back of the cutting, and dry grass and small stones lie along the right-hand edge. Strong light falls from the left, casting shadows across the foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation site at Kountoura Trachonia, with grass and stones.

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