 It is one of the main protohistoric sites excavated in the region after the Second World War, along with Göy Tepe (Geoy Tepe) and Haftavan Tepe.Excavations at Yanik Tepe were conducted by Charles A. Burney from 1960 to 1962.His excavations revealed a sequence spanning the Chalcolithic (4th millennium BC) to the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC).