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December 12 20062006-12-12A photograph of an excavated pit in reddish-brown earth. A large flat grey concrete slab lies at the bottom, partly covered by a torn blue-grey plastic or tarpaulin sheet with loose soil and debris. Two short grey pipe ends protrude from the dirt wall at the upper left and centre. Scattered gravel and small stones surround the hole's rim. No people are visible.2007-04-20A photograph of an excavated rectangular pit dug into reddish-brown earth, with straight walls of layered soil and a flat floor of grey gravel and small stones. Patches of green grass grow along the top edge, and a grey stone pillar or block stands at the upper right. No people are visible; the pit appears to be an early construction foundation site.Interior view looking down into an unfinished concrete block structure under construction. Grey cinder or concrete blocks form the walls, with a horizontal wooden beam spanning the opening and a bare plastered wall on the left. Daylight enters from a gap at the lower right. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.2009-10-15December 11 20062006-12-11December 12 20062006-12-12A photograph of a grey stone base with a shallow hexagonal top and a circular recess in its centre containing a metal grille, set on reddish-brown ground strewn with small dark stones and dry debris. No people are present. The stone appears to be a pedestal or yoni-type base in an outdoor or temple-yard setting.2007-04-17A photograph of a shallow muddy drainage trench cut into bare reddish-brown earth, with thin patches of grass and scattered stones. Several rectangular grey concrete posts stand along the trench edges, and a small strip of sewage-like water runs along the channel bottom. A few loose rubble pieces and a plastic item lie nearby. Some pale rubble and a fence line appear at the top edge of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2014-10-12A photograph looking down into a deep stone-walled pit at a construction site. Rough dressed stone walls surround a smooth concrete floor, and a rectangular slab of pale polished stone sits in a bed of mortar at the centre. A bamboo ladder with lashed rungs runs down the right edge, and a wooden plank rests against the left wall. Some stacked stone blocks lie at the upper left corner. No people are visible.2006-12-12December 11 20062006-12-11November 21 20142014-11-21June 25 20132013-06-25