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- Aveni, Anthony and Yonathan Mizrachi. 1998. “The Geometry and the Astronomy of Rujm el-Hiri, a Megalithic site in the Southern Levant”.
- The prehistoric stone monument of Rujm el-Hiri or Gilgal Refaim is one of Israel’s most mysterious sites. It went unnoticed for centuries in the Golan Heights.
- Rujm el Hiri was first discovered during an archaeological survey carried out by Shmarya Gutman and Claire Epstein in 1967-1968 after the Six-Day War.
- Rujm el-Hiri consists of three concentric circles of walls of various diameters (152m, 110m, 90m) and a forth semicircle (50m).
- The cairn is about 5 meters tall, and is the tallest part of the entire structure. It is estimated that Rujm el-Hiri contains more than 40,000 tons of basalt rocks.
- This blend of archaeological interest and cultural attachment gives Rujm el-Hiri a complex, layered significance that resonates through time.
- Located at 2,689 feet (515 meters) above sea level, Rujm el-Hiri is believed to have functioned at least partially as an astronomical observatory.
- The megalithic Rujm el- Hiri (Arabic, Cairn of wildcat, also Rogem Hiri or Hebrew Gilgal Refaim, wheel of ghosts ) is located in the central Golan, about 16 km east...
- Rujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center.It is located in Golan Heights in Quneitra...
- Rujm el-Hiri has been dated to the Early Bronze Age II (3000–2700 BCE) period and is believed to be one of the oldest and largest structures in the region.
- Rujm el-Hiri – The ancient megalith monument, comprising concentric stone circles and a tumulus at the center. However, it looks extremely impressive from the air...
- Rujm el-Hiri, the “stone heap of the wildcat” is one of the largest and oldest stone ruins in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.
