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Field photograph·C02963·1930

Excavation at Amathus with stones

Excavation trench at Amathus with small squared stones lying along the edge of a cut.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02963. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A stepped excavation at Amathus is seen from above, with earth sections rising on the left and along the right side. Several small squared stones sit in a line along a ledge in the cut, and a lower rectangular pit opens in the centre foreground. The soil is dry and stony, with loose pebbles scattered over the surfaces.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Amathus, with stones visible.

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