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.
Figure 20. Stone removal part 4; this completed the clearing of sediment basin 2, 19-10-2015.
Figure 14. The last frog standing, 21-10-2015.
Figure 38. Stratified sediment, 50 cm deep. 5-11-2015.
Figure 5. Dedication of USAID funded re-plastering of the reservoir: “Inception of the repair of this reservoir was on 22 December 1954; and completion was on 28 February, 1955. The writer of the line of text was Rakan Ibn Awdah es-Serour.” 10-21-2015.
Figure 36. Each of two teams marked off squares for removal. 4-11-2015
Figure 42. Sunshine and evaporation proved the best drying agent! 8-11-2015
Figure 13. The soil dried after the water was pumped out in late September. 21-10-2015.