Field photograph·C05479·1928

Idalion topography: stones, trees and excavation

Excavated ground at Idalion with stone walls in the foreground, trees and a town beyond, and mountains on the horizon. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05479. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wide view over excavated ground at Idalion. In the foreground, low stone walls and scattered rubble lie around a dark opening in the ground. Beyond, a line of trees and the buildings of a town spread across the flat plain, with mountains on the hazy horizon.

English, translated from the original record

Topography at Idalion, showing stones and trees during excavation.

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