For decades, it was believed that Rujm el-Hiri—an ancient stone megalith located on Syria’s Golan Heights plateau consisting of circular walls orbiting a central mound—was used as an ...

Rujm el-Hiri is located in Golan Heights (a region claimed both by Israel and Syria) and dates back around 6,000 years. It consists of a series of stone circles with a tumulus, or mound, in the ...

An aerial image of Rujm el-Hiri, known as the “Stonehenge of the East,” located in the Golan Heights. The site is not an isolated relic but part of a wider cultural network, suggesting its role in a ...

Rujm el-Hiri, an ancient basalt rock structure, situated in the Golan Heights, about 16 kilometres east of the Sea of Galilee, has been drifting tens of metres since its construction nearly 5,000 ...

What is Rujm el-Hiri? Roughly 16 kilometres inland from the Sea of Galilee, it is made up of more than 42,000 rocks arranged in concentric circles. At the middle of it all is a large mound of ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “ Stonehenge of the East ”, has drifted tens of metres since its construction ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “Stonehenge of the East”, has drifted tens of metres since its construction 5,000 ...

Rujm el-Hiri site, as seen from space in different years and seasons. Credit: Remote Sensing. As for the structure itself, its exact purpose remains a matter of debate.

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens.

Rujm el-Hiri, dubbed the “Stonehenge of the East” with a 492-foot diameter, has baffled experts since it was discovered in 1968. A new study shows that the tectonic plates near the Sea of ...

Rujm el-Hiri, dubbed the “Stonehenge of the East” with a 492-foot diameter, has baffled experts since it was discovered in 1968. A new study shows that the tectonic plates near the Sea of Galilee ...