As part of the work relating to the Zoning Plan B48 (Boccea-La Storta, XIX Municipal District of Rome) archaeological investigations were undertaken in Lot E, an area destined for housing construction.

The area investigated was on the edge of the plateau dominating the valley, at the point in which the natural terrain slopes down towards the valley bottom. In the eastern sector, that is the upper part of the plateau, the remains of walls made of good quality opus latericius were uncovered. These belonged to various construction phases and the material evidence recovered from dumped layers of earth suggests they were part of a Roman villa. Evidence for the existence of the villa had already been noticed in two large earth moving operations undertaken during urbanization operations on the slopes of the plateau, and suggested by the results of surveys undertaken by the British School at Rome. Worthy of note was a substantial dump containing fragments of plaster from very finely executed frescoes, on which decorative motifs of the middle Imperial period can be recognized.

A necropolis linked to the residential area also came to light. Eleven tombs were discovered (cut into the tufa bedrock with plastered interiors and “a cappucina”), characterized by the presence of tiles with stamps and handmade impressions. At the centre of the area was a square chamber tomb (5 × 5 m) cut into the tufa bedrock, with brick walls and decorated with an unusual mosaic floor with large tesserae and marble inserts. This tomb showed traces of robbing dating to the modern era.

Outside the walls belonging to the villa a round well was excavated. It was 0.86 m diameter, 2 m deep and completely faced with waterproof mortar. It had foot rests for descent into it and led into a cuniculus. This was also faced with mortar and was 1.80 m high. These structures served for the provision and conservation of water for the residential buildings.