The first researches on the site started in 1963 and were interrupted in 1989. It discovered a well-preserved fortress (wrongly dated to the Ages of First and Second Bulgarian Kingdom 7-14 centuries AD) and several layers belong to the Late Roman Period.

In 2003 the excavations were renovated with the financial support of the Municipality of Mezdra. The new studies of the site reversed its dating and interpretation. It determined that the fortification of the fortress was build in the Roman Ages and nowadays it represent one of the earliest well preserved Roman military buildings on the Balkan Peninsula. The biggest question related to the history of this site is the presence of numerous artifacts improved functioning of the Roman Sanctuary in this place. Through 2005 the archaeologists found several architectural details with certain provenance from Antique temple. The specialists dated these artifacts to the 2 century AD. How these evidences refer to the existence of the fortress is the curiosity problem that will append new facts to the history of the Roman province Moesia.

The excavations in 2005 provided extensive material, among which the rich collection of coins, dated to the first half of the 3 century AD, a unique medallion appertains to the reign of emperor Sever Alexander; some pieces of jewellery and pottery with exceptional high quality. The analysis of these finds shows the presence of big production center situated nearby the excavated site.