Lot 1 (trench 1052-3051), opened as part of the watching brief on the route of the TAV railway line, revealed traces of settlements destroyed by the Pomici di Avellino eruption, which preserved a number of structural elements datable to the late Bronze Age (Palma Campania facies). A series of post holes and two perimeter earth banks were identified, relating to a structure whose complete plan has yet to be uncovered. This structure, along the earth bank, presented a series of post arranged both internally and externally, the impressions of numerous canes that had been vertically fixed and the horizontal impressions made by the collapses of woven straw walls. In some of the excavation areas heaps of straw were visible on the ancient ground surface, perhaps the remains of roofing. Immediately outside the eastern edge of the excavation area were several pits with clear impressions of woven straw, the earth fill contained a number of carbonised seeds.

Across the entire area numerous fragments of impasto pottery, mainly of the Palma Campania facies were found. Furthermore, human footprints left by groups of individuals moving in different directions, and of animals, perhaps in flight at the first signs of the volcano’s imminent violent eruption.

In the same lot a group of tufa “a cassa” tombs were found, with grave goods datable to the 4th century B.C. The necropolis comprised eight adult and three infant burials, partly disturbed by tomb robbers. Some of the quadrangular graves were lined and covered by slabs of yellow tufa. The tomb groups mainly comprised locally manufactured black glaze vases, some with stamped or wheel-made decoration, Red-figure ware vases and plain buff ware vases. There was a smaller number of metal artefacts, including a strigil and an iron dagger, fibulae, rings and other personal ornaments, some made of silver.