It was traditionally thought that the buildings situated at the northeastern end of the walled area were the Colonial Forum. They consist of an arcaded square, a row of tabernae and, in the centre, the curia. However, recent studies appear to show that these remains are only a part of the above-mentioned Forum (specifically, the basilica). The rest of the compound should still be hidden (or lost) beneath the modern buildings situated between what we previously thought of as the Forum and the edge of the flat area of land overlooking the port.