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Field photograph·C02812·1930

Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II

Excavation pit at Mersinaki with large pale stone blocks and a rolled dark bundle among the finds in situ
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02812. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An excavated pit with earth walls shows several large pale stone blocks and a worked stone fragment lying among rubble. At the left, a dark rolled bundle, possibly fabric or matting, lies partly buried against the pit side. The soil face on the right rises in layers above the finds.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II: stone blocks and a large curved object in the pit
Description, scan 2
A narrow excavated pit at Mersinaki with finds still lying where they were found. Several large rough stone blocks rest in the centre and right, one with a pale, worked upper face. At left, a large curved object with a ridged surface lies partly embedded in the earth, and a vertical earth wall with layered soil fills the right side.

English, translated from the Swedish record

The objects found in situ at Mersinaki in Pit II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålen som hittades in situ vid Mersinaki i Pit II.

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