This season, work took place in the eastern area of the cloister denominated CL/C, where in previous campaigns a number of rooms facing onto the porticoed wings were identified. Excavations took place in rooms “N” and “O”.

The excavation in room N was extended towards the east in order to check the extension of the abandonment layers identified in 2016. The abandonment layers were also present in the west entrance that linked the room to a small trapezoidal room. The removal of these layers revealed the N-S wall constituting the east side of the room. It was thus possible to define the quadrangular plan and size of the room that was characterised by having two perimeter walls in common with room “O” immediately to the north. The continuation of the excavations also revealed a surface (1 × 1 m) made up of fragmented tiles with traces of burning interpreted as a cooking surface relating to the final occupation phase of this area. A rather significant find came to light close to this feature: a four-handled ceramic vessel whose surface is covered with anthropomorphic figures and graffiti.

Excavation continued in room “O” and the area was extended towards the east. In this case, the deepening of the excavation revealed occupation evidence pre-dating the construction of the room itself. In fact, the circular base of a large lime mixer was identified (in the north zone), which attests the presence of a building site. This is also attested by a large pit (N-W corner), partially lined with tile and with clear traces of burning, which may be interpreted as a limekiln, flanked by a heap of large limestone blocks ready to be processed.
A mortar floor surface, probably in phase with four postholes, was identified in the S-W zone, but at present its function is not known.
Lastly, the eastwards extension revealed the eastern perimeter wall (northwards continuation of the wall in room N), reinforced by a second wall, also on a N-S alignment. These structures appear to be in phase with a mortar surface to the east, which could represent the bottom of a staircase.
In both rooms, the stratigraphy attested occupation from the 9th to the 11th century. Prior to the construction of the adjoining rooms, the area was used as a building site for the construction of the colonnaded wings, presumably around about the 9th century. Soon afterwards, the perimeter walls defining the rooms in question were built. The latter presented various phases of collapse, subsequently levelled to allow new occupation, which saw a series of diverse production activities, including a limekiln and a forge (room N). At present, it is difficult to precisely define the period that saw the robbing of several walls, but it seems clear that after these activities the area was abandoned and later used for agricultural activities in the modern era.