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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 (Arabic: stone heap of the wild cat) or Gilgal Refaim (Hebrew: wheel of spirits). A megalithic monument dated around 3000–2700 BCE.There is no...
- 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.
- Rujm el-Hiri (meaning “”stone heap of the wild cat”), also called Gilgal Refā’īm (meaning “wheel of spirits”), is an ancient megalithic monument, located in the...
- Rujm el-Hiri, the “stone heap of the wildcat” is one of the largest and oldest stone ruins in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.
- This cairn is just 5 meters tall, and the tallest part of the whole structure. Another theory believes that “Rujm el-Hiri” was an astronomical calendar.
- 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.
- This blend of archaeological interest and cultural attachment gives Rujm el-Hiri a complex, layered significance that resonates through time.
- Sitting in plain sight but unnoticed for centuries, Rujm el-Hiri - an unusual megalith near the Sea of Galilee - has stumped experts.
- 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.
- Rujm el-Hiri today. The site is currently inside an IDF training ground, but it can be visited freely in the weekend, when there is no risk of military activity in the area.[]
- It was there all along, sitting in plain sight until its discovery. Rujm el-Hiri’s walls measure six feet in high with only its central mound being higher than the rest.
