The excavation investigated the surface on which the church’s foundations rested outside of its southern wall. This layer was formed by sterile alluvial gravel that has now been exposed across almost the entire archaeological area.

Its removal revealed five burials in earth graves (Tombs 32-36). The skeletal remains are currently being studied at the University of Udine. The preliminary results from the tomb excavations are as follows:

TOMB 32. Not perfectly aligned east-west, with the cranium to the west. It contained an individual of about 10/12 years of age. No grave goods; a fragment of a coarseware basin was found in the fill.

TOMB 33. Earth grave. Individual aged about 12. A fragment of a basin was placed below the right arm, following a ritual that has been documented in another eight burials in this cemetery area and is attested in others nearby (Firmano, San Pietro al Natisone, Cividale, Romans d’Isonzo).

TOMB 34. Individual of 5/6 years of age. Fragment of ritually deposited jar below the cranium.

TOMB 35. Burial of a perinatal individual.

TOMB 36. Female individual of about 25/35 years of age. A jar was placed beside the right arm.

The excavation also uncovered six holes cut into the gravel, filled with organic material (wood?). The regularity of the sections of some of these holes suggests they were man-made and related to the presence of the cemetery area.