Figure 54. … including the walls. For inscription see Fig. 5. 14-11-2015. Photo by Muaffaq Hazza.
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 42. Sunshine and evaporation proved the best drying agent! 8-11-2015
Figure 31. The rainfall was light, and the soil dried quickly. 29-10-2015
Figure 13. The soil dried after the water was pumped out in late September. 21-10-2015.
Figure 36. Each of two teams marked off squares for removal. 4-11-2015
Figure 33. NE corner 2. Full buckets ‘flew’ up rapidly, and mounds of soil accumulated. 1-11-2015.
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.
