Field photograph·C02254·1929–30

Bamboula being torn down, two people on top and four below

Mound called Bamboula being torn down at Kition, with two men on top and workers standing below — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02254. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two men in turbans and dark clothing stand on top of a large earth mound, one bending forward with a long pole. Below, workers in hats and caps stand among loose rubble, and a wooden ladder lies across the foreground. A pale stone building with a tower stands in the background beside trees.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Two men in white head coverings stand on top of a tall mound of earth and rubble, one leaning on a long pole. Below, four workers stand on the stony ground, including a man in a hat with a rake-like tool and a man in a cap with a long handle. A wooden ladder lies in the foreground, and low buildings and a tall tower appear in the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bamboula is torn down, two people stand on the top and four people stand below.

Swedish, as on the record

Bamboula rivs, två personer står på toppen och fyra personer befinner sig nedanför.