Continuing the work of previous seasons, excavations took place in the central, flat area of the city, on the seaward side of the Casino Macri. Work concentrated on the Hellenistic sacred area and in correspondence with the continuation uphill of insula I6 and of stenopos S6.

This season’s excavations confirmed that the sacred area was in use between the mid 4th and the late 3rd century B.C., when the complex was suddenly abandoned and the ritual structures deliberately obliterated. In addition to extending the investigation of the rooms already partially exposed (N1-N2-N3), new rooms (N4-N5-N6) situated to the west were identified. In this sector, there was evidence of occupation in the area in a subsequent period, following a long period of disuse. The cult use of the complex was also confirmed, characterised by the ritual use of water attested by further finds of louteria fragments, as well as hipbaths. Intentional depositions of pottery and coroplastic sculptures, in addition to concentrations of bones and shells, were present in the courtyard and some rooms.

To the south, the excavations in correspondence with insula I6 and stenopos S6 uncovered new sections of the road and of the fronts of insulae I6 and I7. In this case, the archaic phases were also covered by a complex stratigraphy, dating to the 4th century-1st century B.C., which began at the time of a radical reorganisation of the area. A phase with very little sign of occupation was followed by a prolonged period of construction activity between the 3rd and 5th centuries A.D., attested by the presence of at least three overlying complexes, of which it was only possible to expose limited sections. The latest occupation phase, 6th-7th century A.D., was attested by new residential structures close to the enchytrismos burials that emerged during previous campaigns.