Field photograph·Csn1653·1929

Excavation at Nitovikla, walls and stones

Stone wall foundations at Nitovikla, with rough stones laid in courses against a dry earth bank.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1653. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A long wall of rough, flat and rounded stones laid in courses runs diagonally across the frame. Behind it rises a bank of compacted earth, and to the right the wall continues over lower ground with scattered stones on the surface. The sky is pale and empty, and no people are present.

English, translated from the original record

Excavation at Nitovikla on the Karpas Peninsula, with walls and stones visible.

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