Summary (English)
Work continued in the area north-east of the central gate in the north wall to remove vegetation and survey the necropolis, discovered by De Iorio in 1882. Most of the structures were covered by thick vegetation or a deep layer of terrain and appeared dilapidated and difficult to interpret. The part of the necropolis that was uncovered was characterised by the presence of at least 5 mausoleums, 5 funerary aediculae, two inscribed cippi and a monumental passageway attested by two piers in situ, datable to between the 1st century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D.
The nucleus next to the south gate comprised four columbarium type buildings, mainly in opus reticulatum. The remains of plaster and stucco facings were partially preserved in the collapse.
The second nucleus, further north, was the site of the more monumental remains, a mausoleum with quadrangular base and drum and a barrel vaulted burial chamber. At a later date an opus reticulatum enclosure was built around them. A little further south of these structures were two inscribed cippi and five funerary aediculae, four of which bearing inscriptions referring to freedmen of the Augustan period, although the cippi seemed earlier in date. The last structure was a monumental passageway, probably arched, with an opus signinum ramp. This was perhaps the entrance to a rustic settlement situated behind the necropolis. Of interest was the confirmation of the existence of a second road which, leaving the central gate, followed the eastern edge of the lagoon of Liculi and then continue north.
- Valeria Sampaolo - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta 
Director
- Jean-Pierre Brun - Centre Jean Bérard
- Priscilla Munzi - Centre Jean Bérard, USR3133 CNRS – Ecole Française de Rome
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Research Body
- Centro Jean Bérard di Napoli
- Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle Province di Napoli e Caserta
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