Field photograph·C02786·1930

Soil section towards G 15-22 from F at Mersinaki

Soil section and excavated trench at Mersinaki, with scattered stones and a rail track in the foreground — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02786. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A trench at Mersinaki with a tall vertical soil section along the back, showing layers of earth and a darker recess at the left. Loose stones and broken rock lie in a heap on the trench floor, and wooden planks or rails run diagonally across the left foreground. A small tree and dry scrubby hills form the background under a pale sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A vertical face of layered soil rises on the right, with a deep cut on the left beside it. In the middle, a scatter of loose stones lies on the excavated floor, and wooden boards or rails run across the foreground and along the top right edge. A small tree and rough hillside appear in the background, and no people are visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soil section towards G 15-22 from F.

Swedish, as on the record

Jordprofil mot G 15-22 från F.