Field photograph·C02244·1929

Excavation at Ayios Iakovos with stones

Excavation trench at Ayios Iakovos with a line of rough stones running through the dug soil
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02244. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow trench cut into pale dug soil runs diagonally across the frame, with a line of rough stones and blocks set along one side. Sunlight casts long shadows across the trench and the spoil around it. At the upper right, a heap of loose stones and broken debris lies beyond the cutting.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Ayios Iakovos, showing stones.

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