Field photograph·C05478·1928

Excavation at Idalion Acropolis, with rocks and stones

Excavated area at Idalion acropolis, with low stone walls and scattered rocks and rubble in dry ground
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05478. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An open, dry excavation area at Idalion acropolis. A low wall of stacked flat stones runs across the left background, with a small shrub beside it. Loose rubble, rocks and stone slabs lie scattered over the ground in the foreground and on the right, with low hills under a pale sky at the horizon.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Idalion Acropolis, with rock and stones visible.

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