Figure 28. While stones were being removed, another part of the team began removing the soil using buckets and ropes. The strategy was to remove the thinner layers from the edges where bedrock was higher to isolate the deeper and thicker layer in the middle. This and the following 20 photographs show the soil ‘melt’ away until the final remnant is removed from the deeper center. 20-10-2015
Figure 32. NE corner 1. 1-11-2015
Figure 36. Each of two teams marked off squares for removal. 4-11-2015
Figure 41. Another way was to dam up the puddles and move the water away sideways. 8-11-2015.
Figure 44. After overnight showers a rain-slicked floor made the work challenging. 9-11-2015.
Figure 57. Cleaned reservoir with clean water after the first rain, 19-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
Figure 33. NE corner 2. Full buckets ‘flew’ up rapidly, and mounds of soil accumulated. 1-11-2015.
Figure 29. Soil removal – bucket by bucket, after the first rain, 26-10-2014
