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Field photograph·C03594·1930–31

Excavation of walls and stones at Soli, Cholades Temples A-B

Excavated stone walls and rubble at the Cholades Temples A-B at Soli, seen from a trench.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03594. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A trench shows low walls built of rounded and flat stones, with a block-built wall section at the left and a stone-lined wall running across the centre. Earth banks rise behind the walls, with more stone foundations and scattered rubble on the slope above and a flat field in the far background. No people or equipment are visible.

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  • Excavated stone walls and rubble at the Cholades Temples A-B at Soli.
Description, scan 2
Low walls of rough stones set in earth run across an excavated area, with larger flat stones forming a course along the right side. A cut face of soil rises behind the walls, with a flat field and scattered stones beyond. The foreground is bare earth with scattered rubble and loose stones.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation of walls and stones at the Cholades Temples A-B at Soli.

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