Field photograph·C02489·1930

Enkomi: skeleton, stone, excavation

This field photograph shows human remains.

Skeleton lying in an excavated pit at Enkomi, with a skull and long leg bones visible and stones scattered on the floor — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02489. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view down into an excavated pit at Enkomi. Skeletal remains lie against the right-hand wall, with a skull and long leg bones extending diagonally toward the lower left. Small stones are scattered over the dark soil of the pit floor, and the earth walls are layered and crumbling.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Enkomi showing a skeleton and stones.

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