Figure 1
William T. Semple officially opening the excavation on May 2nd, 1932. Film clip.
Figure 2
Kâni posing for a formal photograph in 1937. Troy Photograph: T.37.W.4.
Figure 3
Pages 17–18 from the 1932 Workers’ Payroll with Kâni’s name highlighted. Note the abbreviation “Arb.” in the left margin.
Figure 4
Pages 1–2 from the 1933 Workers’ Payroll with Kâni’s name, spelled “Kahne,” highlighted.
Figure 5
Kâni, in his role as “chief pot-mender” repairing a stirrup jar in June of 1934. Troy Photograph: 34.S.21.10.
Figure 6
Pages 9–10 from the 1934–1935 Workers’ Payroll for April showing Caskey’s handwriting (Entries #1–#16) and Kâni’s for the remainder on the page (#17–#22).
Figure 7
Kâni (in front) and the so-called “pot boys” mending vessels in the pottery shed on July 5th, 1937. Troy Photograph: 37.S.27.8.
Figure 8
One of the “pot boys” displaying two mended vessels on May 17th, 1936. He appears in other photos, but his exact identity is unknown. Troy Photograph: 36.C.5.12.
Figure 9
An older “pot boy” who is either Hüseyin Mustafa (Worker #9), Muharrem Mustafa (Worker #10), or Mahmut Mustafa (Worker #12), and is also displaying two mended vessels on May 17th, 1936. He appears in other photos but is still only listed as “Mustafa.” Troy Photograph: 36.C.5.14.
Figure 10
Kâni working on a rail line with an unidentified worker on July 1st, 1934. Troy Photograph: 34.C.16.32.
Figure 11
Kâni, at left, with the builders of the guard’s house. Troy Photograph: T.35.197.
Figure 12
Kâni holding a European roller on June 21st, 1936. Troy Photograph: 36.C.8.36.
Figure 13
The house staff and “pot boys” standing in front of the portable house, with Kâni lying on the ground to the right. Troy Photograph: Unnumbered.
Figure 14
Carl W. Blegen and Marion Rawson flanking Ferat Şükrü in an undated photograph. Troy Photograph: Unnumbered Slide.
Figure 15
Ferat Şükrü holding a snake with both Kâni and Blegen looking on from June 14, 1936. Troy Photograph: 36.C.9.A.
Figure 16
Hüseyin Halim Ağa on the right, next to the Hasan Mustafa, the master carpenter for the excavation. Troy Photograph: T.37.W.5.