The early Christian basilica near the Hellenistic and Roman villa of Diaporit, although identified in 2000, it was firstly excavated in 2001. The excavations in the basilica, built in the 6th century, showed that the material used to construct it was mostly quarried from the abandoned villa. The most significant discovery was that of three marble-lined tombs within the chancel and apse area constructed contemporaneously with the basilica. In the later 7th century minor additions were made to the basilica and the large niched room of the villa showed postholes and an oven. A complete example of an Otranto amphora suggests that the basilica was abandoned by the 11th-12th centuries but may have still been a cult site indicated by a votive medallion. In the 14th century the contents of the tombs was removed, the event dated by a coin of one of the Latin dukedoms of the Peloponnese