After the mid-7th century CE collapse, Uscatescu and Marot (2000:299) report that the Macellum remained in use, with new Islamic-period structures constructed over earlier ruins. A second destruction layer was identified over the vaulted Islamic galleries consisting of fallen ashlar blocks and voussoirs, originating from collapsed vaults and walls. However, the destruction layer was disturbed: archaeological analysis indicated that 88.5% of the pottery and 92.68% of the coins were residual finds, not directly associated with the destruction event.

Only four ceramic sherds were securely dated to the late Umayyad period. These included a cooking pot, a handmade grey basin, and a local grey amphora. The rest were earlier survivals, such as Cypriot Late Roman D ware (Hayes form 9B), which terminates in the late 7th century. No Islamic coins were recovered, making it difficult to assign a precise date to the collapse (Uscatescu and Marot, 2000:298–299).

Some evidence of limited reuse was found above the destruction layer at exedra 3, where Uscatescu and Marot (2000:299) describe “a very short occupation” in the Abassid period, evidenced by small fireplaces, burnt patches, several intact cooking pots, and dark BGW vessels. This activity, based on stratigraphy alone, is dated to the second half of the 8th century CE. No coins were recovered from this level either.

Dating the final abandonment of the building remains difficult. Although the stratigraphic record suggests a second major collapse, likely in the second half of the 8th or early 9th centuries CE, Uscatescu and Marot (2000:299) caution that “there is not a single undisturbed context that can be surely dated in the early Abbasid period,” aside from the short occupation phase in exedra 3.