Field photograph·C02460·1929–30

Temenos topography at Ayia Irini: excavation with stones and trees

Excavation at Ayia Irini with lines of stone foundations, an open cutting in the earth, and trees on the slope behind. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02460. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Rubble stones fill the foreground, and a cut trench with exposed earth runs through the middle. A long line of stones crosses the middle ground, and beyond it stands a raised bank of excavated soil. Three figures stand on the bank, with scattered trees and dry grassy slopes rising behind them.

English, translated from the original record

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

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