Field photograph·C02241·1929

Excavation area at Ayios Iakovos seen from the west

Excavation area at Ayios Iakovos seen from the west, across a scrubby, rocky hillside
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02241. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide view down a scrubby, rocky hillside with scattered pines and bushes. In the middle distance a pale, cleared excavation area with spoil heaps and a dark opening in its side lies beside a small group of figures standing among trees. A dirt track runs across the foreground, and a white cloth or tent is visible under a tree at the left.

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Description, scan 2
Wide view from higher ground over a dry, scrubby valley. In the centre right a cleared excavation area with pale spoil heaps and a dark arched opening is visible. A small group of about four people stands beside a tree near the edge of the cutting, with one more person further left among bushes, and rocky slopes with scattered trees rise behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The excavation area seen from the west. Ayios Iakovos.

Swedish, as on the record

J.A.S. Utgrävningsområdet från väster. Ajios Jakovos. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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