Summary (English)
Open area excavations were undertaken in the eastern part of the complex and trenches were dug in the central body. The new sectors confirmed the eastern limits of the villa. A path paved in gravel and edged with cobblestones departed from the north-east corner of the complex, probably leading to the fundus. It ran on a diagonal with respect to the alignment of the complex, and was excavated to a length of over 12 m.
Farther south, there was a vast courtyard, over 16 m wide. Most of this area was open-air and paved in cobblestones; in the north-western corner traces were found of an ample roof. The courtyard’s perimeter wall also constituted the villa’s outer edge.
The trenches were dug in the corridor and in rooms facing onto it (to the north: p. q, v; to the south; rooms h, l, n), revealing a complex sequence of construction phases for which it was possible to reconstruct the plans.The latest phase had a system of sewer pipes connected to a roughly-built latrine, situated in the north-east corner of room l. The main pipe, over 15 m of which was identified, was covered by roof tiles (north part) or sesquipedales (southern sector).
During the campaign, students from Turin University’s course in restoration and conservation carried out restoration work on the calcatoria (room D) belonging to the winemaking structures. During the cleaning of the surfaces, it was possible to establish the various reconstruction phases with greater clarity.
- Diego Elia - Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Studi Storici 
Director
Team
- Barbara Carè
- Carla Scilabra
- Marco Serino
- Valentina Dezza
- Valeria Meirano - Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Studi Storici
Research Body
- Università degli Studi di Torino - Dipartimento di Studi Storici
Funding Body
- Associazione culturale Kairós
- Università degli Studi di Torino
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