Figure 5. The energetic crew that completed the R7 excavation. 20 Oct 2017.
Figure 14. Leveled area looking south-southwest across Reservoir R19. 25 October 2016.
Figure 9. Reservoir R7 after cleanout, with 20th century plaster intact. 27 October 2016.
Figure 18. The undisturbed sediment area in Reservoir R16. 29 October, 2016.
Figure 4. Reservoir R7 cleaning completed. The Druze-constructed pillars supported the roof. 1 Nov. 2016
Figure 19. Refilling the bulldozer gauges on the west edge of Reservoir R16. 29 October, 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 15. In the final week, a new crew began the clearing of stones from the Reservoir R19 itself. 1 Nov. 2016.