Figure 1. Map of reservoirs of Byzantine to Modern Umm el-Jimal. R13 is the Great Roman Reservoir.
Figure 40. Pumping the puddles; the main challenge is to keep the water away from the soil. Shown here is a small pump provided by Mayor Hassan Fahed and his municipal staff. 7-11-2015.
Figure 32. NE corner 1. 1-11-2015
Figure 50.Ali Aqil sweeping up, 13-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
Figure 41. Another way was to dam up the puddles and move the water away sideways. 8-11-2015.
Figure 9. Supply Channel, NW corner of Umm el-Jimal, 1-2-2012
Figure 47. Three days later, the last pocket of soil on the last day of scheduled team work. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza. 13-11-2015
Figure 48. The last bit of sediment disappearing, 10 am, 13-11-2015. The team had chosen to work Friday instead of Saturday, to have their Grand Finale a day early! Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.