Preliminary Report on First Seson Excavations on Ali Yourd Tepe, Sa'in Qal'eh, Zanjan

The first season of excavation at Ali Yourd Tepe was achieved by the department of Archaeology of the Islamic Azad University of Abhar in summer and autumn 2010. This mound is located in west of Saien Galeh city in Zanjan province and is one of the biggest and most important mound in the Abhar Rud area. Aims of this excavation are Training of students and investigations at cultural sequence at Abhar Rud area. Therefore a stepped tranch in north slope and a test tranch in center of the mound were excavated and about one half of the height of the mound was studied stratigraphically. As the result of this excavation some remuins of Islamic historic and bronze periods were found which are presented in this preliminary report. I hope to complete this stratigraphical investigation in second season of excavation at Ali Yourd Tepe.