Research activity continued in the only excavation trench still active (trench 7), in the western part of the Acropolis next to the saddle. The research was restricted because of the limitations of funding.

In the main area of the trench, excavations have proceeded in the south-western part, where the thick clean clay cover came to light in 2010.

The cover has been confirmed to be a multilayered flooring (at least two subsequent coatings made of clean clay have been identified), sloping from south to north in the excavation area, and defining a broad depression, which looks like a tank. The maximum extension so far observed is about 5 × 3 m. The function of the structure remains uncertain.

The horizontal floors located aside of this facility are characterized by less compact and continuous clayey material and some heaps of stones (which may in part derive from the rubble of the underlying large sunken building complex of the Late Bronze Age); from them, some further, not adjoining, fragments of horse figurines were recovered, made of levigated clay and painted in protogeometric style. One must particularly quote a very naturalistic muzzle, bearing the painted harness, in red-brown colour, and a fragment with the back legs and a tail with paint. Even these fragments bear holes for the wheels (on the legs) and at the horse bit. The comprehensive number of horse figurines found over the years from this structure scores at least 4, but possibly 6, given the number of fragments recovered. In addition to horses, the fragments of at least 3 carts, which were to be drawn by them, have also been found, as well as some wheels.

The findings confirm the dating of the levels to a non-advanced phase of the Final Bronze Age.

The excavations continued also in the north-eastern part of the trench (“7 North”). The domestic horseshoe-shaped Recent Bronze Age oven, exposed in previous years, was removed; the fragments were positioned for future reconstruction in the museum. It has been confirmed that the north-eastern end of the oven is lacking, and it was probably damaged during the leveling for the construction of the next floor, in the course of the secular continuity of hut rebuilding (until now 6 building phases, since at least the Recent and up to the Final Bronze Age, without any evident discontinuity, i.e. at least two centuries). The oven rested on a draining potsherd pavement with the same extension, that has been removed as well. The dating to a non-late phase of the Recent Bronze Age is confirmed.

A laser scanner 3D capture of the entire area of trench 7 was acquired.

In 2011 the development project of the archaeological park was approved, as a result of the ARCUS call 2010 for interventions on Safeguarding, Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts. The funds amount to 500,000 €, half of the request. The Municipality commissioned the executive project, taking into account the budgetary reduction.