Field photograph·C02403·1929–30

Kition, eastern part of Bamboula, photographed from the east after excavation

Excavated walls and stone foundations at Kition, Bamboula, seen from the east after excavation — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02403. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dug-out area of exposed stone walls and foundations running in rows across the frame, with rectangular stone blocks and some low rubble walls. Loose soil and stones lie in the foreground, and cut banks of earth surround the site. In the background a low building with a tiled roof and a tall chimney stands among trees under a pale sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: Excavated trenches at Kition, Bamboula, hold low stone walls and flat stone slabs rising from the cut ground. Spoil heaps of earth and loose stones lie along the edges, and in the background stand a row of trees, a long building with a tiled roof and a tall chimney.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Kition, the eastern part of Bamboula, photographed from the east after the excavation.

Swedish, as on the record

Kition, Bamboulas östra del, fotograferad från öster efter utgrävningen.