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Field photograph·C01684·1929

Petra tou Limniti

Excavated slope at Petra tou Limniti with large stones and exposed earth below dry hills.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01684. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated slope at Petra tou Limniti shows a large curved mass of pale earth and rock across the middle. Loose boulders and stones lie scattered over the dug ground, and dry scrubby hills rise behind under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Rock and stones at Petra tou Limniti, during excavation.

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