This season continued the work done in 2016 in the area NW of the villa’s main structure, where a building of over 230 m2 was uncovered. An elongated rectangle aligned N-S, it was divided longitudinally into two parts of equal width. The western half was divided into five rooms of varying size, in the north part of the eastern half there were two roofed rooms, and to the south, there was a large open area.

The entire zone appeared to have been abandoned following a disastrous fire, which as the research stands, appears to have been contemporary with the one that destroyed the villa’s north wing. Below the roof collapse and layers of burnt material in one of the western rooms there were numerous objects (pottery, metal tools, coins) abandoned at the time of the fire. The skeleton of a dog was also present.

The exploration began of another building situated to the NE of the central structure. So far, a limited area of c. 90 m2 has been uncovered. The imposing perimeter walls in opus incertum are up to 50-60 cm wide, while the internal walls, built in various phases, are smaller. There were also clear traces of a large-scale fire in this area, attested by deep layers of wattle and burnt material, including an accumulation of seeds and carpological remains.

Substantial traces of the late antique settlement, overlying the villa’s remains, were present in both. In the area of the NE structure the original alignment was followed, while in the NW sector the alignment is clearly different.