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Field photograph·C03641·1930–31

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

Excavated stone walls and foundations at Soli, Cholades Temples A-B, with a large flat stone block in the foreground.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03641. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dug area of bare earth with exposed stone walls and rubble foundations rising in tiers across the background. A large flat-topped block of stone sits in the middle foreground beside a low rubble wall, and a few loose stones lie on the ground at the right. No people or equipment are visible.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated stone walls and a large squared stone block at the Cholades temples, Soli
Description, scan 2
A dug area seen from above, with low rubble walls of rounded stones and a large flat-topped squared block in the foreground. A higher wall of stones and mortar runs across the background, and the excavated ground is bare soil with small scattered stones. No people are shown.

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)