Sallah's Arab Diggers

attentive reliable unobtrusive diligent

A small team of local laborers employed by Sallah at the Tanis excavation (typically presented as three diggers). They perform routine excavation and logistical support for the camp. In the infiltration sequence, two of the diggers ride in the back of Sallah's truck and provide visual cover for Indiana Jones and Sallah, enabling the pair to slip behind a tent, bypass Nazi guards, and approach the map room and Well of the Souls.

2 appearances

Archaeological Dig Support

Also known as: Three Arab Diggers, Arab Diggers, Other Two Arab Diggers, Sallah's diggers

Sallah's Arab …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Map Room Identified — Race to the Well

Alert and expectant — calm but prepared to follow directions for quick mobilization.

Three Arab diggers sit by Sallah's truck at the rise, physically present and attentive as Sallah and Indy survey the site; they serve as immediate manpower and staging for the …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Disguised Into the Dig: Indy and Sallah Vanish

Neutral—engaged in ordinary labor and unaware or indifferent to the specific espionage their presence facilitates.

Other Arab diggers occupy the truck bed alongside Indy and Sallah, their indistinguishable presence crucial to the disguise and providing social camouflage among the workforce.

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