Figure 4. Reservoir R7 cleaning completed. The Druze-constructed pillars supported the roof. 1 Nov. 2016
Figure 17. Close up view of quarry marks. Below the 10-cm scale stick the groove in which wood wedges soaked with water were jammed is clearly visible. Because of the fine-grained igneous texture, the basalt blocks split of smoothly, similar to a flint sliver knapped from a core. 1 November, 2016.
Figure 23. The cleaned portion of exposed floor. Proper care of this water source will require periodic cleaning of the entire reservoir floor, at times when the entire water supply is used up. 27 October, 2016.
Figure 3. Excavation of the rubble approaching completion. 25 October 2016.
Figure 13. Removal of twentieth century reservoir cleanout. 12 Oct. 2016.
Figure 15. In the final week, a new crew began the clearing of stones from the Reservoir R19 itself. 1 Nov. 2016.
Figure 9. Reservoir R7 after cleanout, with 20th century plaster intact. 27 October 2016.
Figure 8. Crew removing building blocks from Reservoir R31. 20 October 2016.
