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 30. Taking the high ground first – in a sea of wet sediment. 27-10-2015
Figure 44. After overnight showers a rain-slicked floor made the work challenging. 9-11-2015.
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 32. NE corner 1. 1-11-2015
Figure 42. Sunshine and evaporation proved the best drying agent! 8-11-2015
Figure 52. Mayor Hasan Fahed Rgaibeh starting power wash. 14-11-2015.
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.
