Field photograph·C02402·1929–30

The top architecture layer at Bamboula after the final excavation

Excavated stone walls and foundations at Bamboula, with houses in the background — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02402. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavation area with exposed rows of rectangular limestone blocks and wall foundations running across the trench. Spoil heaps of pale earth border the cut on the left and back, and a flat green field lies beyond. Several white buildings and trees stand along the distant skyline.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A wide excavation area shows low stone walls and rectangular stone blocks at ground level, some with flat slabs laid across them. Excavated earth banks rise around the trench. Beyond the dig, a line of trees and several houses with flat roofs stand on the far side of an open, dark field under a pale sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The top architecture layer at Bamboula after the final excavation. Houses in the background.

Swedish, as on the record

Översta arkitekturlagret i Bamboula efter slutgrävningen. Hus i bakgrunden.