Field photograph·C02788·1930

Soil profile towards E-F 11 in the pit E-F 10-11 at Mersinaki

Soil profile in excavation pit E-F 10-11 at Mersinaki, with stones set in the earth section
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02788. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A vertical face of excavated soil rises at left and back, with loose stones embedded in it and a dark hollow cut into the lower part. A flat, pale surface of earth runs across the foreground and right side, and stones lie along the lower edge. No people are in the view.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Soil profile in excavation pit at Mersinaki, with a cut earth face containing embedded stones.
Description, scan 2
A view down into an excavated pit, with a dark, uneven soil face on the left that contains embedded stones. A pale, flat excavated surface runs across the right and foreground, with a curved earth edge in the middle. A graduated scale is visible at the top right edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Soil profile towards E-F 11 in the pit E-F 10-11.

Swedish, as on the record

Jordprofil mot E-F 11 i grop E-F 10-11.

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