This season, the excavations on the site of the sanctuary at San Giovanni in Galdo (locality of Colle Rimontato) continued the investigation of the southern sector immediately in front of the temple. The temple is known thanks to excavations carried out by the Archaeological Superintendency of Molise in the 1970s.

The appearance on the surface of numerous worked blocks of grey limestone mirroring the position of those uncovered during the 2011 excavations, suggests they probably belonged to the same, as yet unidentified, structure. Similarly, the continuation of the east and west perimeters of the enclosure in a south-eastern direction beyond the south side of the sacred area, suggested that the general plan of the sanctuary continued beyond the south-eastern side of the enclosure. The situation in this entire southern sector was heavily compromised by the actions of time and surface erosion; however, the excavations identified two rows of large limestone blocks, probably in situ, in the south-eastern and southern corners of the sacred area, and running parallel with the south edge of the temple terrace. The two rows, which did not join, are interpreted as retaining and terracing structures for the hill. In the absence of a reliable stratigraphy associated with these retaining structures, at present it is difficult to establish an absolute chronology for the construction of these walls.

A second trench was opened in the north area immediately behind the temple perimeter wall known from the earlier excavations. In this trench, N, it was possible to intercept and document a section of the retaining wall for the cult area was intercepted and recorded; this had already been partially uncovered in the 1970s, but back-filled and was no longer visible. This structure was built of large and medium sized stone blocks, cut directly from the hillside, using the dry-stone technique.