Three areas were investigated this season: the Apennine/early Sub-Apennine layers situated south of the wall, immediately east of the gate leading into the settlement; the layers from the same period situated in the south-eastern sector of the excavation area; the Sub-Apennine layers south-east of the large trench caused by a bulldozer in 1979.

In the northernmost sectors of the first area work halted at the top of the Apennine layers marked by an extensive cobbled surface. In the southernmost sectors, the excavation was deepened, exposing two structures delimited by dry-stone curved walls.

In the second area, work continued to identify a short stretch of the inner front of the Apennine walls. In some points, as seen further north-west, the original dry-stone fill of the Apennine walls had been partly substituted with earth, delimited on the inner side by a small containing wall. A cylindrical pit was discovered, which can be added to the number of those identified in previous years. Towards the north-west, the Apennine walls appeared to be cut by a deep trench with a trapezoidal plan, to be interpreted as one of the trenches dug by Quagliati in the early 1900s. The trench was reopened in order to record the stratigraphy and then back filled again. In addition to the fill of the Apennine walls, it appeared to have intercepted, at a much lower level, the fill of the proto-Apennine walls. The trench deepened further, down to a level, which the few pottery fragments found suggest could date to the Neolithic period.

The excavation results from the levels in the third area appear of particular interest. As known from previous campaigns, the entire southern area showed signs of extensive burning and associated substantial accumulations of baked clay. Although it is necessary to acquire further evidence, in the central part of the area there appeared to be two partially overlying quadrangular structures, both destroyed by fire. The upper one produced a small number of finds. In addition to impasto pottery, the lower structure produced several fragments of wheel-made painted pottery of Italian-Mycenaean type, partially marked by exposure to high temperatures. Large quantities of seeds were recovered and the remains of carbonised planks/posts identified. The surrounding areas showed lesser traces of burning, but a clay surface (probably an open area outside the structures) exposed to this fire was present and had at least one cooking plaque.
Other finds included a fragment of a bow fibula and two pin heads made of hard animal material decorated with a dice-eye pattern.
A drone was used to take aerial footage of the area, which has provided an up-to-date image of the excavations.