Field photograph·C02425·1929–30

Temenos topography at Ayia Irini: excavation with stones and trees

Excavation at Ayia Irini with exposed stone wall foundations, a bank of excavated earth and trees in the distance.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02425. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide excavated area at Ayia Irini, with low stone wall foundations running across the cleared ground and a steep bank of excavated earth on the right. Two rounded stone blocks sit on the flat surface in the left foreground. Beyond the trench lie open flat land, a line of hills on the horizon and a group of trees to the right.

English, translated from the original record

Temenos topography at Ayia Irini: excavation with stones and trees.

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