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Abstract
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Haji Khan Tepe (35◦01′58′′N, 49◦01′17′′E, 1613masl) is a small archaeological site covering 7565m, located near the village of Zaraqan in Hamedan province, not far away from Ghare-chai river. Heavily destroyed by recent bulldozing and by illegal excavations, the site was discovered by Motarjim et al. (2009) during a regional survey. At present, the maximum height of the cultural strata is c. 4m. Due to the construction of Ibn Sina Petrochemical Context at this place, rescue archaeological excavations in four areas were undertaken at the site in the winter of 2016 and spring of 2017 under the direction of Esmail Hemati Azandaryani (Figure 1). In the largest area, Area A, architectural remains have been found, which have been interpreted as a temple dated to the Iron Age III (i.e. the Median period) (Hemati Azandaryani 2017).
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