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Field photograph·C01519·1927

The theatre at Soli

Excavation of the theatre at Soli, with workers digging a slope beside a white tent at right
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01519. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Workers with picks and shovels dig into a steep earthen slope below a long stone wall along the top of the frame. A white tent stands at the right edge, and loose stones lie in the scrubby foreground. Several figures bend over the cutting, while others stand or kneel further up the slope.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Workers with picks and shovels excavating a sloping hillside at Soli, with a stone wall above and a tent on the right.
Description, scan 2
About fifteen workers in light clothing dig with picks and shovels up a steep, earthen slope that rises toward a long dry-stone wall along the top. A white tent stands at the right edge, and scrubby bushes and loose stones fill the foreground. The cut slope shows the excavated soil clearly, and a few figures sit or kneel among the diggers.

English, translated from the original record

The theatre at Soli, with people and a tent during excavation.

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