The structure of Roman age spreads over a high plateau of about 20 m asl which dominates, in the west, the stretch of a sea between San Vincenzo and Elba and to the east, the metalliferous hills and plains of the Campiglia lagoon.
Archaeological excavations in progress are bringing to light substantial deposits clearly related to metallurgical activities: tight sequences of layers rich in hematite, coal, ore, iron slag and plans made of burned clay.
In this area, some rectangular basins coated with hydraulic mortar (cocciopesto) interpreted as cetariae: (structures used for the salting of fish and production of garum and salsamenta), known throughout the Mediterranean Sea have been found.
Around a large open court (perhaps a garden with peristilium), in the southwest, there are residential rooms richly decorated with wall paintings and floor mosaics; until now two cubicula separated by a triclinium and interpreted as hospitalia have been excavated.
Kitchenware, oil lamps and terra sigillata produced in Africa bear witness to the continuity of employment until the end of the 4th century, before the partial abandonment, perhaps as a result of Visigoth invasion.
Although the investigations, in which the students of the Institute of Archaeology of Florence took part, had brought to light only a limited portion of the house, they allowed him to define the basic features associated with the arrangement of the settlement in the 3rd century.
The primary objective is to bring to light the monument in its entirety, to reconstruct its appearance in the various stages of life, from the Roman age to Late Antiquity, and to understand their relationships with the surrounding area (the sea, the lake at Rimigliano, the road system, the mines of Elba Island and Campiglia, etc.).