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Field photograph·C02399·1929–30

Bamboula after the excavation

Excavated area at Bamboula with exposed stone walls, trench faces and spoil heaps after digging.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02399. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Excavated area at Bamboula seen from above, with low walls of rough stone and a few cut stone blocks standing among sunken trenches. Vertical faces of soil in the foreground show layers, and heaps of earth lie behind the walls against an open grassy field. A small squared stone block with a rectangular notch sits in the lower centre.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated stone walls and trenches at Bamboula after the excavation, with spoil heaps behind them.
Description, scan 2
An excavated area at Bamboula showing low walls of rubble and cut stone blocks rising from the trenches. Heaps of loose earth and rubble lie behind the walls, and a squared stone block sits in the foreground. Open grassy ground and a few trees fill the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Bamboula after the excavation.

Swedish, as on the record

Bamboula efter utgrävningen.

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