Field photograph·C02339·1930

Excavation at Kythrea: stone construction

Excavated stone foundations of a round structure in open dry ground at Kythrea
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02339. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A low ring of stone foundations, partly cleared, sits in a shallow excavated area with a stick placed near its far edge. Rubble and a cut earth face surround it, and a wide dry plain with low hills stretches to the horizon. No people are shown; the site looks bare and stony.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Kythrea, showing a stone construction.

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