Tanis Excavation Trucks

Dozens of heavy trucks dot the Tanis dig site and stretch into the desert, kicking up dust as they haul dirt and supplies for the Nazi operation. Indy and Sallah spot them from a high vantage, amid tents and machinery, where Arab diggers and German supervisors direct the chaos. The vehicles signal the excavation's vast scale but misguided focus.

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Purpose

Hauling earth, equipment, and supplies across the Tanis dig site

Significance

Expose the Nazi team's massive but erroneous excavation effort, alerting Indy to the correct Well of the Souls location and igniting his urgent countermove

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Map Room Identified — Race to the Well

Dozens of Nazi excavation trucks are spread across the Tanis site and visually communicate the scale and logistical power of the German operation; they mark occupied ground Indy must navigate around or use as cover for covert movement.

Before: Active across the digs, hauling dirt and supplies and defining the extent of the Nazi operation.

After: Remain in place as operational assets — obstacles and indicators of German presence as Indy and Sallah prepare to move.

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