Figure 44. After overnight showers a rain-slicked floor made the work challenging. 9-11-2015.
Figure 30. Taking the high ground first – in a sea of wet sediment. 27-10-2015
Figure 64. Payday in the rain shelter of the House XIII great room. Ali Aqil and Bert de Vries distributing the weekly payroll, 5-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza
Figure 10. Roman Reservoir the day after the rains, 2-2-2012.
Figure 3. North side and NW corner of reservoir in 1905 photograph. The “draughted masonry” is exposed where the ancient coat of thick plaster (called opus signinum by Butler) has fallen off. The “coping of flat and well fitted slabs” is visible on top of the wall in the segment on the right.
Figure 33. NE corner 2. Full buckets ‘flew’ up rapidly, and mounds of soil accumulated. 1-11-2015.
Figure 13. The soil dried after the water was pumped out in late September. 21-10-2015.
Figure 42. Sunshine and evaporation proved the best drying agent! 8-11-2015