Turkey: The Dig House and Staff in Shah Muratlu, beneath Kerkenes Dag and near Sorgun, Yozgat / R0014314

Photos by Chris Kostman, June, 2002: We're clearing the area where my tent will go. These locals who work on the project were amused to learn that it's illegal to kill poppies in my home state of California, where it's the official state flower.