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Field photograph·C02791·1930

Excavation at Mersinaki

Excavation at Mersinaki showing deep trenches, exposed walls and a rail line across the dig.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02791. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide excavation area cut into a mound, with steep earthen banks and exposed stone walls or wall footings in the sides. A metal rail runs across the middle of the cutting, and loose stones and rubble lie on the floor of the dig in the foreground. No people are shown.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation at Mersinaki with cut trenches, exposed stone walls and a rail track across the site
Description, scan 2
A wide excavation with deep cut trenches and steep earth faces. Stone wall remains show in the left and middle distance, and a dark metal rail runs across the middle ground. Loose stones and spoil lie across the foreground, with a low ridge of spoil beyond.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Situation photograph from the excavation at Mersinaki.

Swedish, as on the record

Situationsbild, från utgrävningen i Mersinaki.

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