Field photograph·Csn4028

Outside view of an ancient square crib-timbered vertical shaft

Square timber crib lining of an ancient vertical shaft in a copper mine, with a shovel and hammer beside it — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn4028. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Horizontal timbers are stacked in layers to form a dark, square lining along the side of the shaft. A long-handled shovel with a flat metal blade leans against the timbers on the right, and a small hammer is wedged into the wood beside it. A thick beam crosses the top of the frame, a wooden-handled tool lies diagonally at upper left, and a sandy floor is visible below.

English, translated from the original record

Cypriote Mining. Outside view of an ancient square, crib-timbered vertical shaft.