The excavations lasted from September 11 – October 27 and focused on the Nikolides plateau, so as to investigate the fort, while in the second half of the season, a new excavation was initiated at Ampelia, where in the 2016 survey, walls were noted on the surface as well as large quantities of pithos sherds.

This year’s excavations aimed at investigating the structures of Nikolides and Ampelia, their chronological span and their function. In addition, during the excavation, soil samples were collected for the retrieval of organic material and the samples were processed to form an archaeobotanological report.