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Tr. sounding 36: on the N face of the E-W street, large wall of which only the foundation remains, w. 0. m 70. Present top of the wall at 1m below level of field. On the W (exterior) face of the wall there still adheres a thick layer of red-brown clayey earth on which is applied a coating of whitish fine earth, having served as plaster. This white coating itself has 1 to 1 cm thick, sometimes less. Against this wall at 1 m 30 total depth abuts fine old hard whitish floor.
Tr. sounding 26 (see p. 4) at 4 h 1/2 after the departure of the workmen and sea bath we open the slab of closure. Entrance full of earth and in this earth 2 crushed jugs on the floor. Not sure that the tomb is intact. But clearing will be to be organised tomorrow.
Wednesday 24 September6 h 17° C.
Last night at 9 h 1/2 a military commando with 3 arm. cars surrounded l'Expeditionhouse
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain