▁complete ▁storage ▁j ars ▁were ▁found . ▁This ▁suggests ▁the ▁settlement ' s ▁sudden ▁destruction ▁by ▁fire . ▁After ▁this ▁event , ▁the ▁site ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁partially ▁or ▁completely ▁abandoned . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁p its ▁remained . ▁This ▁violent ▁destruction ▁may ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁Pers ians ▁and ▁the ▁Egypt ians ▁over ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁to ▁ 3 8 0 ▁B CE . ▁ ▁The ▁m ound ▁remained ▁desert ed ▁until ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁r uler ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great ▁defeated ▁Pers ia , ▁conqu ering ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁ 3 3 3 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁pot tery ▁record ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁populated ▁almost ▁a ▁century ▁after ▁the ▁con quest , ▁between ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁B CE . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 ▁jar - hand les ▁with ▁st amps ▁were ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁artifact s , ▁d ating ▁to ▁between ▁ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 5 ▁B CE . ▁One ▁stamp ▁may ▁be ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁B CE , ▁establish ing ▁an ▁even ▁earlier ▁H ellen ic ▁presence . ▁The ▁walls ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁structure ▁were ▁discovered , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁er oded ▁down ▁the ▁slope . ▁A ▁more ▁notable ▁discovery ▁was ▁a ▁square ▁watch t ower , ▁over looking ▁the ▁j unction ▁below ▁the ▁tel . ▁Its ▁base ▁measured ▁. ▁Some ▁H