During the year 2018, excavations were focused on two sectors of the ancient city, sectors A11 and A5. In Sector A11, excavations were concentrated on the southern slope of the terrace, aiming to identify and reveal the southern limits of the structure.
As a result, a wall of the first terrace of very large dimensions (width about 90cm), built in an opus incertum technique, was discovered. The wall is about 22m long and the period of the construction remains to be determined. Above it, a second terrace wall with a smaller width, about 60cm, can be seen and was built with a different technique. The preserved length of this wall is approximately 18m. It is dated to the mid-imperial roman period. To model the terrace, a third wall was built, of large dimensions, which most likely dates between the Vth and Vith centuries AD. For its construction, abundant lime mortar and many reused materials were used. The numerous finds testify a dense utilization of this space, confirmed by the presence of buildings, various deposits and several graves.
In sector A5, the aim of the excavation was the complete discovery of a building constructed with massive blocks, which in terms of style and technique dates to the Hellenistic period (3rd century BC), and perhaps functioned as a stoa. At the same time, some work was done to understand the phases of the church located within the perimeter of the stoa, which dates to the VIth-XVIth centuries. It seems that a good part of the blocks of the stoa were removed in a period which is thought to be before the VII century AD. After the abandonment, the first building built in this area of the city, as documented by the excavations, is the small church with an apse, for the construction of which blocks of the stoa were reused. The area around the church was used as a cemetery, from the early Middle Ages until the XVIth century. Its function continued until the second half of the XVIth century. A good part of the graves of the final phase are associated with this phase, which were also excavated during this year.