Field photograph·C01764·1929–30

The central pit, excavated from the east

Central pit at Kition, excavated from the east, showing rubble and large stones in the pit floor — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01764. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rectangular pit has been cut down into pale, crumbly soil and photographed from above. Its dark interior holds a heap of loose stones and rubble, with a large block standing up on the left side. Another squared stone sits at the lower right edge, and the soil walls of the cut are smooth and vertical.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A rectangular pit is cut into pale excavated ground, with smooth vertical sides showing the edges of the cut. Inside, a large rough stone block stands on the left, while smaller stones and rubble lie in the darker fill further back and along the right side. A stone block sits at the lower right edge, and stone blocks are visible at the left edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The central pit, excavated from the east.

Swedish, as on the record

Mittgropen, utgrävd från öster.