FF.3, showing soil accumulation from undisturbed red soil under the meter stick to the modern top soil at the top of the picture, an gradual accumulation of 75 cm.. No architecture was found. 16 June 2015.
FF.1. The undisturbed red soil at the bottom, dug through to bedrock in the upper left, was covered by an accumulation of soils with artifacts ranging from ashy near the bottom to grey from about 60 cm below the surface. 17 June 2015.
Same reservoir, R.1, as above on 2 Sept. 2014; preservation needs: cleanout and water-proofing.
Water from the uncontrolled ancient supply channel, winter storm, 18 Jan 2010.
FF.2. The row of stones proved to be the bottom course of a field wall. 1 June 2015.
Map 2. Schematic Reference Map of Byzantine-Umayyad Umm el-Jimal: Locations of Area FF.1-3 trenches.
FF.3, at the meter scale stick, was located outside the Praetorium Reservoir, 9 June 2015.
Garden west and south of House 77. FF.1 was located in the left center of the garden.
Water filled Reservoir R.1, winter storm, Feb. 1 2012. Umm el-Jimal house and olive orchards in the background.