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 13. The soil dried after the water was pumped out in late September. 21-10-2015.
Figure 7. Graffiti over graffiti over the stairs, 19-10-2015
Figure 56. The following week some rains came. 17-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
Figure 25. Stone up 3. 24-10-2015.
Figure 4. 3 November, 2015, 110 years later, and 60 years after re plastering of the masonry and bedrock. The bosses of the draughted masonry remain visible as bumps in the thick layer of cement, but the “coping” has been removed. 3-11-2015.
Figure 19. Stone removal part 3. 19-10-2015
Figure 41. Another way was to dam up the puddles and move the water away sideways. 8-11-2015.
Figure 16. Removing stones from sediment basin 1, 19-10-2015.
