Field photograph·C02481·1929–30

Temenos topography at Ayia Irini, excavation with people and trees

Excavation at Ayia Irini with exposed stone walls, several people working, and trees on the hill behind — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02481. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Stone wall foundations of a temenos area are exposed across a cleared, dusty ground, with a large rubble wall block in the centre. Several people are scattered across the site, some standing and others bending or kneeling, and a few trees and grassy slopes rise in the background.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Ayia Irini, with people and trees visible in the temenos topography.

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