The Plutonium project, Hadrian's villa, Tivoli (Comune Di Tivoli, Provincia di Roma, Regione Lazio)

The Universities of Pavia and Oxford continued their investigations in Villa Adriana, in the area called Plutonium, traditionally interpreted as a reproduction of the Underworld, and located on one of the highest rises of the complex, in the east part of the villa. The excavations took place from 27 June to 16 July 2022. Two trenches were opened in areas already subject to cleaning and documentation in previous years: (1) Trench T, located in the northwest part of the built-up complex, within the north side of the structure on a high podium. (2) Trench D, providing the connection between trenches (C and B) opened in previous years and intersecting the semicircular structure projecting southwest of the front of the Plutonium.