South area

Most of the collapse of a wall over thirteen metres long was removed. The wall was almost parallel to the external front of the curtain walls – from which it diverged slightly, forming a “swallow tail”. The south facing was identified, but the surface on which the wall stands was not reached. A large part of the side facing towards the curtain walls (north) had been uncovered in previous campaigns. The excavation also confirmed the later date of this wall with respect to the curtain walls.

Investigation of the curtain walls continued at the same time, both at the point where they were interrupted, probably in correspondence with an entrance, although no evidence of the facing remained, and at the western end, at the point where the southern part of the structure began to curve towards the north. Restoration work was undertaken and collapsed material removed. The walls presented the same structural characteristics as the preceding stretch investigated along the west side.

Immediately inside the walls the excavation the area adjacent to the dolium storeroom was extended towards the north, reaching the destruction layer. To the south of the same room what remained of the roof collapse was removed reaching the west to east sloping surface onto which it had fallen.
Excavation continued inside the dolium storeroom, removing the collapsed tiles left in situ by the previous campaign. Part of a fourth dolium was recovered together with other pottery. Sections of small carbonised beams from the roof collapse were also removed.

Internal buildings

In the central part of the site (area d) excavation continued with the aim of identifying the south and west perimeters of the large building that is coming to light. Outside building b a large part of the collapse abutting the western perimeter wall was removed.