Smithsonian Report, 1959—Solecki PLATE 9 
Lifting the cast containing the postcranial skeleton of Shanidar I from its resting place in 
Shanidar Cave. ‘The feet had been removed in a separate cast, shown in the right fore- 
ground. ‘The main shaft of the excavation is to the right of the author (right rear). Also 
helping in the lift is Tariq Mutwalli (left foreground), the representative of the Directorate 
General of Antiquities of Iraq. Shanidar II has also been prepared for removal. 
