 Since the early 9th-century the residence was progressively abandoned and the cella silted up of sandy deposits and garbage dumps.A further earthquake, between the 12th and the 13th-century, demolished the upper half of the walls of the temple and the tumble filled the whole area, inside and around the cella.Nevertheless, the vaults of the podium remained accessible from outside and continued to be frequented until modern times by shepherds, squatters and treasure hunters.