The 2011 campaign explored the stratigraphic sequence in the entrance to the cave. Here, contexts BR1, containing layer US6, dated to the beginning of the Gravettian period, and BIO1, containing US5roof, 7 and 5 were excavated. Two hearths were identified in US6, SI characterised by a substantial concentration of charcoal fragments in association with the semi-carbonised remains of a beaver, and S2 attested by a heat-reddened surface. Their position fit in with the morphology of the atrium cave, in the central part of the entrance.

Numerous faunal remains were recovered which provided evidence for the occupants methods of subsistence. In the Gravettian unit, the predominant species were the marmot and cave bear, but their presence cannot be associated with a human presence. Traces of human intervention were visible on the remains of ungulates of various sizes. In the macro-unit BIO, the prevalence of cave bear and marmot was confirmed, the latter however showing no signs of anthropological activity. The exploitation of faunal resources was documented by cut marks, burnt remains, and impact trauma on the diaphises of large ungulates, documenting the removal of the bone marrow. The butchery marks on the remains of a bear (Ursus sp.) and cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) from the layers US 7 and 5 roof, resulting from the removal of the meat and skin, were of particular interest. The lithic artefacts confirmed the Middle and Upper Paleolithic occupations. The Mousterian assemblage comprised edge flakes and striking platforms/anvil stones associated with the discoid method and Levallois production, some of which were transformed into scrapers. The choice of raw materials confirmed the surrounding river basins to be the main source. The Gravettian finds were mainly produced from flint from the carbonaceous formations of the pre-alpine area of the Veneto region. They included scrapers, burins and weapon fragments.

The cave could potentially provide evidence regarding mobility, occupation of the territory and exploitation of resources in an area between the plain and alpine region. Continuation of the project will provide evidence about the presence of Neanderthal and Gravettian groups in an area considered peripheral with respect to the vast northern Adriatic plain, which extends to the south.