The excavations taking place at San Pietro di Cantoni and Terravecchia have made clear the necessity for the renewal of excavations at _Saepinum. Therefore, in 2014 it was planned to excavate the so-called Chiesa dellì’Annuziata (Church of the Annunciation) situated within the town walls of Saepinum, which it is reasonable to suggest overlies an earlier cult building, as is the case for the church at San Pietro di Cantoni, and probably for that of S. Martino at Terravecchia. It was thought that the excavation of the Annunziata would produce cultural, chronological, and topographical evidence coherent with these examples. However, due to delays in obtaining the concession, the excavation had to be deferred until 2015.

In 2014, it was also planned to renew excavations in the necropolis of Saepinum. In fact, the study of archive documents has provided a fuller picture of the interventions that took place over time along the tratturo (drove-road) outside the city.

The same considerations applied to the important results from the excavations undertaken by the University of Perugia outside the Porta Benevento and the Porta Boiano, which provide an overall picture of the same necropolis. However, knowledge is still fragmented and discontinuous due to the limited nature of the excavations and surface survey. This also applies to our knowledge of the structural elements from funerary monuments that have been dispersed or reused in buildings in Altilia and surrounding districts. Unfortunately, again delays in obtaining the concession meant that this excavation also had to be postponed until 2015.

Instead of excavating, a preliminary survey was made of the tratturo and its margins in a broad area outside the urban perimeter with the help of the Survey and 3D Modelling Summer School organised by the Universities of Venice and Perugia. In addition, an aerial and land photogrammetric survey was made of the area and the monumental tombs of the Numisii and of C. Ennius Marso were laser scanned together with other funerary monuments in situ, either known or identified at the time. Similar survey and recording was undertaken on the many scattered structural and architectural elements in secondary deposition and/or reused in the immediate vicinity. Therefore, thanks to the most recent and innovative technology for the documentation and representation of excavations and the experience and testimony of one of the leaders of many of the previous excavation campaigns, and despite the problems it can be said the investigation has made good progress.