Field photograph·C03617·1930–31

Excavation at Soli, Cholades, Temples C-F

Excavated stone walls and a flight of steps at Soli, with terraced hillside and trees behind
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03617. Public domain (CC0).

Description

In the foreground, low walls of rough stone and a flight of stone steps are uncovered in an excavated area, with bare earth to the left. Behind them, a hillside with cultivated terraces, a bushy tree in the middle ground and several trees along the slope rises to a bare ridge under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Soli, showing construction work and trees around the temple area at Cholades.

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