Field photograph·C02291·1930

Excavation at Amathus with stone construction

Excavation trench at Amathus with a stone construction of slabs and blocks — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02291. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A cut in the excavated ground shows a stone construction: a long upright slab edged along its top, with squared blocks and a row of flat stones leading down beside it. The trench walls are rough, earthy and layered, and loose soil lies in the foreground. No people are present.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Amathus showing a stone construction.

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