Field photograph·C02283·1930
Excavation at Amathus with skeleton and stones
This field photograph shows human remains.
Description
A human skeleton lies stretched out inside a hollow cut into rock, with the skull at the right and the legs running toward the lower left. A pale stone lies near the bones, and the dark soil of the cut walls surrounds them. Bright, loose soil fills the lower part of the frame.
English, translated from the original record
Excavation at Amathus, showing a skeleton and stones.
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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)