The campaign aimed both to further investigation of what had been previously explored and to investigate new sectors. In the area of the “small baths” room S of the complex (investigated the previous year) and the complex to the north of the baths were excavated to floor level. The structure north of the baths comprised a so-called “cistern” and a large channel built of imbrices placed between the two constructions (investigated in the 1980s). The floor of room S in the “small baths” was then removed in order that the underlying stratigraphy could be investigated (once work was completed the original structure was put back into place).

In broad terms, the earliest presence in the area seemed to be confirmed as being the large perimeter wall E of the “large baths”, which was abutted by the other structures. It should be stressed that the structure of the so-called cistern showed evidence of further building interventions, still to be clearly defined. In fact, it was noted that, contrary to what was known to date, its northern wall did not directly abut the perimeter wall of the “large baths”, rather it abutted the external doubling of the latter, already identified in the 1980s. However, it was not possible to check whether the structure did in effect abut the doubling of the wall, which would thus result as earlier, or whether the doubling blocks an opening of the room, thus resulting as later. The construction of the first room identified below the “small baths” seemed to date to a subsequent period. In fact, the characteristics and conformation of its southern wall seemed incompatible with a small, still functioning, channel (the point of contact was not visible as overlain by a later wall but the dimensions of the wall and height of the channel seemed to implicate that the latter was cut when the wall was built). The extension and further excavation in the area outside the above mentioned structures provided data of considerable importance.

The extension of the excavated area showed that the dumps of brick/tile were quadrangular and were separated by uniform strips of terrain, within one of which was situated the patch of dry-stone walling found during the previous campaign. On the basis of these finds it may be proposed that in origin there were one or more rows of rooms, paved with brick/tile fragments and stone chippings which had perimeters with robust dry-stone foundations (later almost completely robbed) and walls built using less substantial materials (one of the walls showed traces of posts). In two of the brick/tile areas there were traces of ash in a corner, perhaps the remains of hearths.