Summary (English)
Exploration of the large Imperial villa continued. The new trench was put in to the south of the previously investigated structures constituted by fifteen rooms around an open courtyard, with productive functions, and a bath suite created in the 2nd century A.D. The new trench revealed the presence of at least ten other rooms, also arranged around a porticoed courtyard but residential in function, dating to the full 1st century A.D. A long perimeter corridor developed on at least three sides of the central portico and was faced with painted plaster. Initially the central courtyard had seven opus vittatum pillars, linked in a second phase by low walls faced with opus signinum, while the walls were decorated with paintings attributable to a transitional phase between the III and IV style.
A large area free of structures also seemed to be linked to the first occupation phase, and may have been a market garden or animal enclosure.
The function of this part of the building changed, probably when the partially excavated bath suite to the north was created. From residential it became utilitarian in function, being used for agricultural processes. In fact, a tank lined with terracotta slabs was visible, perhaps pertaining to oil making.
The long southern corridor was divided in half widthways by a low wall. The western half was abutted by an oil press with a small lacus for oil collection. An oven was built on the northern side.
To the east of the villa further stretches of the large necropolis were investigated. All of the 61 tombs found were inhumations without grave goods, in earth graves with various types of covering. Of note the discovery of a pit filled with 2nd century A. D. pottery which provided a definite terminus post quem.
- Valeria Sampaolo - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta 
Director
- Costanza Gialanella - Soprintendenza dei Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta
Team
- A. Mazzocchi - Società Cooperativa New Archaeology
- Francesco Garcea - Società Cooperativa New Archaeology a r.l.
- L. Petrone - Società Cooperativa New Archaeology
- V. Montuoso - Società Cooperativa New Archaeology
Research Body
- Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle Province di Napoli e Caserta
Funding Body
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