As part of a new project, the first season of excavations investigated the foundation levels of the basilica in the forum of Liternum. A trench was opened on the interior side of the basilica’s west wall (Trench 1) and a second trench was put in along the exterior of the east wall (Trench 2). In trench 1, the excavations revealed three successive opus signinum floor surfaces, without however reaching the deepest foundations of the basilica’s west wall. In trench 2, the foundation levels were investigated to a depth of c. 1.8 m. A thick layer of mortar sealed the fill of the foundation trench. The materials are currently being studied. A survey of the entire forum area was also begun.