Field photograph·C03669·1930–31

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

Excavated wall of rough fieldstones at Soli, Cholades Temples A-B
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1930–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03669. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close view of a curving wall built of rough fieldstones laid in courses, with a flat-topped row of larger slabs running along its left side. Dark soil and a shadowed hollow lie below the wall at left, and loose stones and rubble are scattered on the ground in the foreground. No people are visible.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Excavated stone wall at Soli, Cholades Temples A-B, made of rounded and angular stones.
Description, scan 2
Close view of an excavated wall of rounded and angular stones, with larger slabs set among smaller ones and dark soil at its base. The wall runs diagonally across the frame, with a flat stone course on the left and loose stones scattered in the foreground. Stones are lit strongly, leaving the lower left in deep shadow.

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)