Yanik Tepe (Persian: یانیق تپه) is a Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeological site in East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
The Early Transcaucasian II–III (Kura–Araxes) culture flourished around the northern half of the Lake Urmia basin during the 3rd millennium BC.
[3] A bone object found in the Bronze Age layers of the site was originally interpreted by Burney as an amulet.
[citation needed] In 2011, ophthalmologist Sahihi Oskooei claimed that it was instead the world's oldest eyewear, made to correct optical problems.
[4][dubious – discuss] Similar objects have been found in excavations at Çatalhöyük, where they may have been used as belt hooks.