Apart from the Halaf material, there is a clearly identifiable Hellenistic-Roman occupation of Fistikli Höyük. The contexts in which material of these periods was found fall into four large categories. First, a small mudbrick structure was found in the northern part of the site. Second, 29 burials were identified, most of which probably belong to these periods. Third, especially on the northern and eastern edges of the site, large pits were dug for an unknown purpose. Their fill contains, apart from ashy trash and Hellenistic-Roman ceramics, a substantial quantity of Halaf sherds. Finally, in some excavation units, there were looters pits that had destroyed burials; the pits were clearly recent in date, aimed at recovering complete vessels and other burial goods.
Pieces of amphorae with double handles, small amounts of eastern Sigillata ware, and glass vessel and bracelet fragments were found in pits and burials. Well-preserved ceramics come almost invariably from burial contexts. The best ceramic evidence comes from a double burial, in which an amphora and a molded bowl were found. The amphora is a locally made vessel of light-colored fabric. The molded bowl is red-slipped and contains the design in two zones on its exterior wall. The upper border zone contains a frieze of semi-circular festoons each of which has a rosette of six petals surrounding a central dot. The design of the body zone consists of large heart-shaped leaves with a winding stem. A six-petaled flower fills the space between the leaves. A Greek signature encircles the bottom of the bowl. The inscription, which is barely discernible, seems to contain two names or abbreviations of names. One is written in reverse, left to right, the other right to left. The shape, design and signature-type date the bowl to the Late Hellenistic period (c. 150-50 B.C.).
Three complete blown glass vessels were found in burial contexts. They all conform to the shape of unguentaria, small toilet bottles with long necks. One vessel of colored glass has a rounded bottom, while the other two have conoid bodies and are pale blue and turquoise in color. All of them have a neck that is longer than the body. The rim is folded over and flattened.
At Fistikli Höyük, we discovered a total of 29 individuals in 27 graves. Three graves included two individuals, and three incompletely excavated graves provided no bone. Of the 29 individuals, five were children, four were adults of indeterminate sex, five were female, and more than half of the adults were male. Evidence for advanced osteoporosis in the burial of one female suggests post-menopausal age. Very few grave goods or other artifacts were found in burial contexts; based on those few artifacts, most of the burials appear to date to the late Late Hellenistic/ Roman periods. Many if not all were buried in wooden coffins, as indicated by bent iron nails and discolored soil around the skeletons. Some graves were simple rectangular pits. Burial depth ranged from just below the plow zone to greater than one meter. Two deep burials were distinguished by complex architecture. At the eastern end of both, a stone wall was set from the bottom of the pit up, using calcareous stones and a very dense clayey mortar. The burial pit itself was topped by huge limestone slabs. It is possible that the wall at the eastern extremity of the burial served as the support of some sort of an above-ground grave marker that is no longer preserved.
Eight individuals were found extended on their right side, and fourteen, were buried extended on their back. Two individuals were tightly flexed in their graves, one was a disarticulated bundle, and the remainder were in indeterminable position. Direction of the head was inconsistent; two were oriented to the west and four to the east.