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Field photograph·C02796·1930

Pit E-F, 10-11 at Mersinaki

Excavation pit E-F, 10-11 at Mersinaki, with mud-brick walls and cut soil faces
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02796. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep excavation cutting with vertical faces of pale, rough mud-brick or earth material on the left and in the centre, showing layered soil and stones. The dark floor of the pit is visible at the bottom, and a heap of loose stones lies at the upper right on the surrounding ground. No people are shown; the surface is dry and dusty.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavation pit at Mersinaki with mud-brick walls and a cut trench floor, with a heap of stones at the upper right.
Description, scan 2
A deep excavation pit cut into earth with thick, pale mud-brick or earth walls rising on the left and in the upper centre. Stepped or terraced ledges descend into a dark hollow at the centre, and a heap of loose stones lies at the upper right beyond the cut. No people or equipment are visible in the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pit E-F, 10-11. From the excavation at Mersinaki.

Swedish, as on the record

Grop E-F, 10-11. Från utgrävningen i Mersinaki.

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