ellen istic ▁pot tery ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁m ound . ▁Pot tery ▁found ▁in ▁another ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁m ound ' s ▁eastern ▁slope ▁dated ▁that ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁period ▁also . ▁Among ▁the ▁pot sh erd s ▁were ▁fragments ▁of ▁wine ▁j ars ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Rh odes . ▁ ▁Y ok ne am ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁during ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁period . ▁The ▁main ▁settlement ▁between ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁and ▁By z antine ▁periods ▁was ▁apparently ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁m ound , ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁the ▁modern - day ▁town ▁of ▁Y ok ne am ▁Ill it ▁is ▁built . ▁This ▁conclusion ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁frequent ▁finds ▁of ▁artifact s ▁and ▁remains ▁from ▁those ▁periods ▁during ▁construction ▁activity ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁ ▁Roman ▁and ▁By z antine ▁periods ▁▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁Y ok ne am ▁came ▁under ▁Roman ▁rule ▁in ▁ 6 3 ▁B CE . ▁Pot sh erd s ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁artifact s ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁period ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁exc av ation ▁area ▁at ▁Tel ▁Y ok ne am . ▁Roman ▁structures ▁have , ▁however , ▁been ▁identified ▁below ▁the ▁later ▁By z antine ▁and ▁Cr us ader ▁church . ▁Some ▁walls ▁were ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Early ▁Roman ▁period ▁because ▁of ▁pot tery ▁found ▁beside ▁them . ▁These ▁artifact s ▁include ▁a